Sovereignty and Human Rights: A Comparison Between Western Liberal and Chinese Marxist Traditions

This study offers a comparison between the “rooted universals” of Western liberal and Chinese Marxist approaches to human rights. I begin with sovereignty, which is redefined in formerly colonized countries as anti-colonial sovereignty, predicated on mutual non-interference in the affairs of other s...

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Main Author: Boer, Roland (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2022
In: Political theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 23, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 13-28
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sovereignty / Human rights / Western world / Liberalism / China / Marxism
RelBib Classification:KBA Western Europe
KBM Asia
NCD Political ethics
VA Philosophy
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Sovereignty
B Western liberal tradition
B Universals
B Anti-colonialism
B Chinese Marxist tradition
B Human Rights
B socioeconomic well-being
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Summary:This study offers a comparison between the “rooted universals” of Western liberal and Chinese Marxist approaches to human rights. I begin with sovereignty, which is redefined in formerly colonized countries as anti-colonial sovereignty, predicated on mutual non-interference in the affairs of other states. From here, I analyze the Western liberal tradition, which arose from a unique legal tradition and its connection with private property, leading to a restricted emphasis on civil and political rights. The Chinese Marxist tradition differs, basing itself on anti-colonial sovereignty and emphasizing the core right to socioeconomic well-being, from which flow a range of further rights. The article closes with the point that it is necessary to understand and appreciate these different traditions in a global situation.
ISSN:1743-1719
Contains:Enthalten in: Political theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2021.1932341