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Universal Rights in a Post-Western World

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Demolition of the International Order ........................... 1 \\\\r\\\\n1.1 Rise of Raw Power Politics ................................. 1 \\\\r\\\\n1.2 Loss of a “Progressive” Perspective .......................... 4 \\\\r\\\\n1.3 End of the Era of International Human Rights? ................ 6 \\\\r\\\\n1.4 Disentangling Universal Rights from Western Values ........... 7 \\\\r\\\\nReferences .................................................... 9 \\\\r\\\\n2 The Authority of Human Rights ................................ 11 \\\\r\\\\n2.1 Moral Authority and Legal Enforcement ...................... 11 \\\\r\\\\n2.2 Inalienable Rights ......................................... 12 \\\\r\\\\n2.3 Necessary Ascription of Responsible Agency .................. 14 \\\\r\\\\n2.4 “Recognition of the Inherent Dignity” ........................ 15 \\\\r\\\\n2.5 The Purpose: Securing Equal Freedom for All Humans ......... 16 \\\\r\\\\nReferences .................................................... 19 \\\\r\\\\n3 Universality on Probation ...................................... 21 \\\\r\\\\n3.1 Conceptual Confusions ..................................... 21 \\\\r\\\\n3.2 Endorsement Through Ratification ........................... 22 \\\\r\\\\n3.3 Universal Rights at Global and Sub-Global Levels ............. 23 \\\\r\\\\n3.4 Faceless Globalism? ....................................... 24 \\\\r\\\\n3.5 Pro-Universalistic and Anti-Universalistic Critique ............. 26 \\\\r\\\\n3.6 Universality: A Concept on Probation ........................ 28 \\\\r\\\\n3.7 Antidote to Uniformity ..................................... 31 \\\\r\\\\n3.8 Universality from Within ................................... 34 \\\\r\\\\nReferences .................................................... 35 \\\\r\\\\n4 More Than “Western Values” .................................. 37 \\\\r\\\\n4.1 Neo-Colonialism in the Guise of Humanism? .................. 37 \\\\r\\\\n4.2 The Charge of Double Standards ............................ 39 \\\\r\\\\n4.3 Overcoming Eurocentric Narratives .......................... 42\\\\r\\\\n4.4 Contributions from the “Global South” ....................... 46 \\\\r\\\\n4.5 A Difficult Test Case: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples ........ 49 \\\\r\\\\n4.6 Universal Rights on Probation: An Ongoing Task .............. 53 \\\\r\\\\nReferences .................................................... 54 \\\\r\\\\n5 Contestations About Freedom of Religion or Belief ............... 57 \\\\r\\\\n5.1 Semantic, Political and Conceptual Controversies .............. 57 \\\\r\\\\n5.2 Absolute and Strong Protection .............................. 59 \\\\r\\\\n5.3 “Choice”—An Indispensable Legal Concept .................. 62 \\\\r\\\\n5.4 The Basis of Secular Statehood .............................. 64 \\\\r\\\\n5.5 New Challenges ........................................... 67 \\\\r\\\\nReferences .................................................... 69 \\\\r\\\\n6 Relational Rights Rather Than Western Individualism............ 71 \\\\r\\\\n6.1 Imaginations of East and West .............................. 71 \\\\r\\\\n6.2 Rights of Each Individual Rather Than Individualistic Rights .... 73 \\\\r\\\\n6.3 Reforming, Not Eroding Community Life ..................... 76 \\\\r\\\\n6.4 Minority Rights and Rights of Indigenous Peoples ............. 77 \\\\r\\\\n6.5 The Right to Have Rights ................................... 79 \\\\r\\\\n6.6 Inclusion Within Society and Humanity ...................... 80 \\\\r\\\\n6.7 Solidarity Across Boundaries ............................... 82 \\\\r\\\\nReferences .................................................... 83 \\\\r\\\\n7 Instruments and Procedures of Human Rights Monitoring ........ 87 \\\\r\\\\n7.1 Rights Rather Than Benefits ................................ 87 \\\\r\\\\n7.2 Democracy and the Rule of Law............................. 88 \\\\r\\\\n7.3 Monitoring by International Treaty Bodies .................... 90 \\\\r\\\\n7.4 Procedural Hurdles to Unlimited Political Sovereignty .......... 93 \\\\r\\\\n7.5 Aggressive Reactions ...................................... 95 \\\\r\\\\n7.6 Interregional Cooperation .................................. 96 \\\\r\\\\n7.7 The Future of the United Nations ............................ 98 \\\\r\\\\nReferences .................................................... 99 \\\\r\\\\n8 Fears and Weaknesses of Authoritarian Regimes ................. 101 \\\\r\\\\n8.1 Politics of Illusion ......................................... 101 \\\\r\\\\n8.2 Self-Incurred Permanent Stress .............................. 103 \\\\r\\\\n8.3 Advantages of Rule of Law-Based Democracies ............... 105 \\\\r\\\\n8.4 Peaceful Transition of Power as a Testcase .................... 106 \\\\r\\\\n8.5 Rules Versus Deals ........................................ 108 \\\\r\\\\nReferences .................................................... 110 \\\\r\\\\n9 Pitfalls of Universality: A Retrospective Synthesis ................ 111 \\\\r\\\\n9.1 Between Foggy Rhetoric and Sober Investigation .............. 111 \\\\r\\\\n9.2 Confusion of Categories .................................... 112 \\\\r\\\\n9.2.1 Toward a Uniform World? ............................ 112 \\\\r\\\\n9.2.2 A Project Promoted by Globalist-Minded Elites? ........ 113 \\\\r\\\\n9.2.3 Abstractness Versus Contextuality? .................... 114\\\\r\\\\n9.2.4 Individualistic Bias? ................................. 115 \\\\r\\\\n9.3 Historically Embedded Universality as “Work in Progress” ...... 115 \\\\r\\\\n9.4 Beyond Western Values .................................... 116 \\\\r\\\\n9.5 The Open Future of Universal Rights ......................... 117 \\\\r\\\\n9.5.1 Defense of Independent Judicial Institutions \\\\r\\\\nand Procedures ..................................... 118 \\\\r\\\\n9.5.2 Mobilizing Public Attention .......................... 119 \\\\r\\\\n9.5.3 Conceptual Clarity .................................. 119 \\\\r\\\\nReferences .................................................... 120 \\\\r\\\\n10 Postscript: A Matter of the Heart and of the Mind................ 123 \\\\r\\\\nReference ..................................................... 12

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