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Human Rights as Demands for Communicative Action*

2012; Wiley; Volume: 20; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-9760.2012.00421.x

1467-9760

Varun Gauri, Daniel M. Brinks,

Global Peace and Security Dynamics

Journal of Political PhilosophyVolume 20, Issue 4 p. 407-431 Original Article Human Rights as Demands for Communicative Action* Varun Gauri, Varun Gauri Political Science, The World BankSearch for more papers by this authorDaniel M. Brinks, Daniel M. Brinks Political Science and Law, University of Texas, AustinSearch for more papers by this author Varun Gauri, Varun Gauri Political Science, The World BankSearch for more papers by this authorDaniel M. Brinks, Daniel M. Brinks Political Science and Law, University of Texas, AustinSearch for more papers by this author First published: 25 June 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9760.2012.00421.xCitations: 9 † For their comments and suggestions, the authors would like to thank Bob Goodin, three anonymous reviewers working for this journal, Charles Beitz, Michael Goodhart, Aaron James, Thomas Pogge, Jorn Sonderholm, and the participants in panels and seminars at the Law and Society Association Meetings (Chicago, September 2010), the University of Bergen (March 2011), and a Central European University conference on the right to health (Budapest, June 2011). Nevertheless, the views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors alone. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank or its Executive Directors. 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