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An introduction to rights /

"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edmundson, William A. (William Atkins), 1948-
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law.
Subjects:
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