The Age of Rights

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The Age of Rights is a philosophical work by Norberto Bobbio that examines the historical development, theoretical foundations, and political implications of modern human rights.

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instanceOf non-fiction book
philosophical work
addressesConcept constitutionalism
democratic state
historicity of rights
institutional guarantees of rights
natural rights
positive rights
relationship between rights and duties
subjective rights
universalism of rights
aimsTo analyze the historical emergence of modern rights
clarify the conceptual foundations of human rights
examine the political implications of rights discourse
associatedWith United Nations human rights framework NERFINISHED
debates on universal human rights
post–World War II rights discourse
author Norberto Bobbio NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Italy
genre philosophy of law literature
political theory literature
hasEnglishTranslation yes
hasPart essays on the history of rights
essays on the politics of rights
essays on the theory of rights
influencedField European political theory
Italian legal philosophy
human rights theory
mainSubject history of human rights
human rights
legal philosophy
political philosophy
notableIdea expansion and proliferation of rights in modernity
need for institutional guarantees to make rights effective
the age of rights as a distinct historical phase NERFINISHED
originalLanguage Italian
originalTitle L'età dei diritti NERFINISHED
philosophicalTradition legal positivism (Bobbio’s variant)
liberalism
publicationPeriod 20th century
publisher Einaudi NERFINISHED
theoreticalFocus foundations of human rights
historical evolution of subjective rights
relationship between rights and democracy
relationship between rights and the rule of law

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Norberto Bobbio notableWork The Age of Rights