HUMAN RIGHTS AS AN ELEMENT OF MUTUAL RECOGNITION AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN RIGHTS AS AN ELEMENT OF MUTUAL RECOGNITION AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Author(s): Bartosz WojciechowskiSubject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Sociology of Culture
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: human rights; multiculturalism; pluralism; mutual recognition; equality of opportunity; human dignity;
Summary/Abstract: The fact of multiculturalism or pluralism plays a significant role in forming the law as well as in the functioning of various state institutions, hence human rights take a lead in the protection of the rights of minorities or discriminated groups. Considering these problems in my article, I formulate the thesis that arguments for the justification of human rights should be sought in the principle of mutual recognition, which is an expression of a cross-cultural consensus, an individualistic conception of a person, and equal opportunities as universal premises for these rights. Such assumptions expressed in human rights – whether justified or even framed in an innovative way – are the main force shaping a cosmopolitan civil society.
Journal: Politeja - Pismo Wydziału Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
- Issue Year: 18/2021
- Issue No: 71
- Page Range: 95-114
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English