Human rights – Between Criticism and Apology of the European Political Model Cover Image

Prawa Człowieka - między krytyką i apologią europejskiego modelu politycznego
Human rights – Between Criticism and Apology of the European Political Model

Author(s): Mikołaj Rakusa-Suszczewski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: human rights; European Union; democracy; universalism; culture; politics

Summary/Abstract: Human rights are one of the main European policy horizons, and also the basic pillar of the social and moral order in contemporary world. This does not change the fact that specific and complex narrative of human rights provokes important controversies, as well as open criticism. In the present article we indicate the main thrust of these doubts and objections. Three distinguished figures of this criticism we describe as cultural, epistemological and political. Each of them has its numerous representatives, but we introduce only few of them. They are Charles Taylor, Richard Rorty and Pierre Manent. What strikes us in this debate is the fact that it focuses most of the major dilemmas associated with the European integration project. The disagreements about human rights reflects indeed the debate over the future shape of Europe.

  • Issue Year: 20/2016
  • Issue No: 1 (77)
  • Page Range: 11-33
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish