The Conservative Human Rights Revolution
Author | : Marco Duranti |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199811380 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199811385 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Conservative Human Rights Revolution by : Marco Duranti
Download or read book The Conservative Human Rights Revolution written by Marco Duranti and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reconsiders the origins of the European human rights system, arguing that its conservative inventors, foremost among them Winston Churchill, conceived of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as a means of realizing a controversial political agenda and advancing a Christian vision of European identity.