The Problem of Recognition of Human Rights: Does
Explicative-Existential Justification Really Work?

J 2021

The Problem of Recognition of Human Rights: Does Explicative-Existential Justification Really Work?

HAPLA, Martin

Základní údaje

Originální název

The Problem of Recognition of Human Rights: Does Explicative-Existential Justification Really Work?

Název česky

The Problem of Recognition of Human Rights: Does Explicative-Existential Justification Really Work?

Autoři

HAPLA, Martin (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej: Journal of the Polish Section of IVR, Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy – the Polish Section IVR, Wolters Kluwer Polska, 2021, 2082-3304

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50501 Law

Stát vydavatele

Polsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Open access časopisu

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14220/21:00119071

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.36280/AFPiFS.2021.2.5

Klíčová slova anglicky

Human rights; justification; explicative-existential justification; is-ought problem; universality of human rights

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 22. 2. 2023 16:18, Mgr. Petra Georgala

Anotace

V originále

This paper analyses Robert Alexy's explicative-existential justification of human rights. The author identifies several problems that are associated with it. An analysis of Alexy's explicative argument suggests that it cannot cope with the transition from facts to norms. Notably, this argument does not explain why its requirements cannot be overruled by some other moral reason (for example, the utility principle). The answer that Alexy offers in his existential argument is not considered sufficient by the author of this paper. Although this argument complements the necessary normative premises, the existential decision preferred by Alexy is not the only one necessary. It can be admitted that for many people such a decision is attractive. However, even if we accept that explicative-existential justification is credible in some context, it is correct to apply it only to the rights of persons and not to the rights of human beings. In the final part, the author shows that the claim that this theory can justify even the rights of human beings who are not persons is indefensible.

Návaznosti

GA20-10464S, projekt VaV

Název: Kontextuální vazby justifikace lidských práv jako problém právní filosofie

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Kontextuální vazby justifikace lidských práv jako problém právní filosofie

Citovat

HAPLA, Martin. The Problem of Recognition of Human Rights: Does Explicative-Existential Justification Really Work? Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej: Journal of the Polish Section of IVR. Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy – the Polish Section IVR, Wolters Kluwer Polska, 2021, roč. 27, č. 2, s. 5-15. ISSN 2082-3304. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.36280/AFPiFS.2021.2.5.

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HAPLA, Martin. The Problem of Recognition of Human Rights: Does Explicative-Existential Justification Really Work? \textit{Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej: Journal of the Polish Section of IVR}. Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy – the Polish Section IVR, Wolters Kluwer Polska, 2021, roč.~27, č.~2, s.~5-15. ISSN~2082-3304. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.36280/AFPiFS.2021.2.5.

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