Philosopher kings? : the adjudication of conflicting human rights and social values /
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| 100 | 1 | |a Christie, George C | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Philosopher kings? : |b the adjudication of conflicting human rights and social values / |c George C. Christie |
| 260 | |a Oxford ; |a New York : |b Oxford University Press, |c c2011 | ||
| 300 | |a xiv, 195 p. ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-181) and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- "Rights" discourse -- Structural impediments to consistent application of "universal" human rights -- The enlarged view of rights in contemporary constitutions and human rights conventions : the notion of defeasible rights -- Litigation involving a conflict of rights, each of equal value -- The epistemology of judicial decision making -- The unsuccessful attempt to find a philosophical "North Star" to aid in judicial decision making -- The use of balancing tests and factor analysis : the inevitable tendency to resort to bright-line tests -- An overview of case-by-case adjudication, its possible goals, and the influence of legal traditions -- The optimal conditions for case-by-case adjudication and its limits -- Case-by-case adjudication of contentious human rights controversies -- What if we must choose? | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Human rights |v Cases | |
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| 852 | |a Law Library |b Lower Level |h K3240 .C4748 2011 |p 33940004076798 | ||