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On the Origins of Human Rights

Nicholson, Matthew

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This article reviews Pamela Slotte and Miia Halme-Tuomisaari’s edited volume Revisiting the Origins of Human Rights, treating it as an opportunity to reconsider theories about the history and origins of human rights thought and practice. It argues that the re-origination of human rights thought and practice in the context of contemporary realities should be prioritised over attempts to historicise human rights discourse, drawing on the work of philosopher and cultural theorist Walter Benjamin to advance this argument.

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Nicholson, M. (2020). On the Origins of Human Rights. European Human Rights Law Review, 5, 512-525

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 21, 2020
Online Publication Date Sep 1, 2020
Publication Date 2020
Deposit Date Sep 7, 2020
Publicly Available Date Sep 1, 2021
Journal European Human Rights Law Review
Print ISSN 1361-1526
Publisher Sweet and Maxwell
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Pages 512-525
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1262258
Publisher URL https://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/Catalogue/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=30791306&recordid=388

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in European human rights law review following peer review. The definitive published version Nicholson, Matthew (2020). On the Origins of Human Rights. European Human Rights Law Review 5: 512-525 is available online on Westlaw UK or from Thomson Reuters DocDel service.






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