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Reconciling Human Rights And Sovereignty: A Framework For Global Property Law, Christopher Saporita
Reconciling Human Rights And Sovereignty: A Framework For Global Property Law, Christopher Saporita
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
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Subsidiarity As A Structural Principle Of International Human Rights Law, Paolo G. Carozza
Subsidiarity As A Structural Principle Of International Human Rights Law, Paolo G. Carozza
Journal Articles
This article argues that the principle of subsidiarity should be recognized as a structural principle of international human rights law primarily because of the way that it mediates between the universalizing aspirations of human rights and the fact of the diversity of human communities in the world. The idea of subsidiarity is deeply consonant with the substantive vision of human dignity and the universal common good that is expressed through human rights norms. Yet, at the same time it promotes respect for pluralism by emphasizing the freedom of more local communities to realize their own ends for themselves.
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