A Defense of Welfare Rights as Human Rights*

James W. Nickel

doi:10.1002/9781444310399.ch24

A Defense of Welfare Rights as Human Rights*

James W. Nickel

Philosophy

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Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons
Pages	437-456
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	9781405133210
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444310399.ch24
State	Published - Apr 27 2009

Keywords

All four principles protecting aspects of human dignity
Central human interest - security against actions of others leading to death
Defense of welfare rights as human rights
Familiar objection to economic and social rights - too burdensome
Final test of feasibility for international human right - most countries in the world today are able to implement the right in question
Implementing economic and social rights
Justifying economic and social rights
Vance conception of economic and social rights - human rights are not ideals of good life for humans
Widespread acceptance of economic and social rights

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Arts and Humanities(all)

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Nickel, J. W. (2009). A Defense of Welfare Rights as Human Rights*. In Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy (pp. 437-456). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444310399.ch24

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