Author(s):  
Steven Wheatley

International Human Rights Law has emerged as an academic subject in its own right, separate from, but still related to, International Law. This book explains the distinctive nature of the new discipline by examining the influence of the moral concept of human rights on general international law. Rather than make use of moral philosophy or political theory, the work explains the term ‘human rights’ by examining its usage in international law practice, on the understanding that words are given meaning through their use. Relying on complexity theory to make sense of the legal practice in the United Nations, the core human rights treaties, and customary international law, The Idea of International Human Rights Law shows how a moral concept of human rights emerged, and then influenced the international law doctrine and practice on human rights, a fact that explains the fragmentation of international law and the special nature of International Human Rights Law.


2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-226
Author(s):  
JOSEPH C. d'ORONZIO

The ideal of universal human rights is arguably the most potent moral concept marking the modern world. Its accelerated fruition in the last half of the twentieth century has created a powerful political force, laying the groundwork for future generations to extend and apply. Whereas anything resembling international legal status for human rights had to wait for the post-Nazi era, the bold proclamations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR, 1948) loosened a revolutionary force with endless potential for application to the full range of human endeavors. The roots of this movement can be traced to each and every era in which the vulnerable and powerless sought justification to oppose arbitrary domination. Its roots are, therefore, deep and wide.


2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (spe) ◽  
pp. 543-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divane de Vargas ◽  
Margarita Antônia Villar Luis

This qualitative study aimed to learn the conceptions and attitude tendencies of nurses from public district basic health units towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcohol addicts. The sample consisted of ten nurses from three institutions in a city located in São Paulo. Data were recorded and submitted to content thematic analysis. Subjects evidenced that these nurses are permissive towards moderate alcohol use, but reject alcoholism, conceiving it as a potentially fatal disease, and tend to associate it to personal will, indicating the influence of the moral concept on their conceptions and attitudes. The participating nurses' knowledge about the topics alcohol and alcoholism was also evidenced. Based on the results, the authors suggest training this group and preparing these professionals for the care, recognition and prevention of disorders related to alcohol use/abuse at these health centers.


Philosophy ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Randel Koons

Many authors have argued that emotions serve an epistemic role in our moral practice. Some argue that this epistemic connection is so strong that creatures who do not share our affective nature will be unable to grasp our moral concepts. I argue that even if this sort of incommensurability does result from the role of affect in morality, incommensurability does not in itself entail relativism. In any case, there is no reason to suppose that one must share our emotions and concerns to be able to apply our moral concept successfully. Finally, I briefly investigate whether the moral realist can seek aid and comfort from Davidsonian arguments to the effect that incommensurability in ethics is in principle impossible, and decide that these arguments are not successful. I conclude that the epistemic role our emotions play in moral discourse does not relativize morality.


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1638-1653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaby Jacobs

Background: Over the last decade, new healthcare policies are transforming healthcare practices towards independent living and self-care of older people and people with a chronic disease or disability within the community. For professional caregivers in home care, such as nurses, this requires a shift from a caring attitude towards the promotion of patient autonomy. Aim: To explore how nurses in home care deal with the transformation towards fostering patient autonomy and self-care. Research design and context: A case study was conducted in a professional development course (‘learning circle’) for home care nurses, including participant observations and focus groups. The theoretical notion of ‘relational agency’ and the moral concept of ‘practices of responsibility’ were used to conduct a narrative analysis on the nurses’ stories about autonomy. Participants: Eight nurses, two coaches and two university lecturers who participated in the learning circle. Ethical considerations: Informed consent was sought at the start of the course and again, at specific moments during the course of the learning circle. Findings: Three main themes were found that expressed the moral demands experienced and negotiated by the nurses: adapting to the person, activating patients’ strengths and collaboration with patients and informal caregivers. Discussion: On a policy and organisational level, the moral discourse on patient autonomy gets intertwined with the instrumental discourse on healthcare budget savings. This is manifested in the ambiguities the nurses face in fostering patient autonomy in their daily home care practice. To support nurses, critical thinking, moral sensitivity and trans-professional working should be part of their professional development. Conclusion: The turn towards autonomy in healthcare raises moral questions about responsibilities for care. Promoting patient autonomy should be a collaborative endeavour and deliberation of patients, professional and informal caregivers together.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 244-252
Author(s):  
Istianah Istianah

Islamic civilization had ever got a doctor on the medical fields known as Rhazes to the West, he was labelled as “al-mulḥid” due to his controversial thoughts on prophetic concept. The doctor was born in Al-Rayy on 250 H/ 864 AD, he as the writer of “al-Ḥāwī Fī al-Ṭibb” did not feel content of the treatment on human disease that was relying on techniques or certain methods of treatment alone, yet it was to reach the senses of adequacy. He believed that medication treatments required morals in which a doctor should attentively mind a patient. Therefore Al-Rāzī decided to do such a noble thing by composing a conscientious book entitled “Akhlāq al-Ṭabīb” as a treatise to his students. This study was conducted through a qualitative research that applied the methods of library research. The object of this study is al-Rāzī’s thoughts about the moral concept of doctors based on his work entitled “Akhlāq al-Ṭabīb” and this work is used as the primary data source along referrals of other works about al-Rāzī which will be analysed using the paradigm of Amin Abdullah, namely integration-interconnection. This study aims to briefly dissect apropos the primal foundation of al-Rāzī's thought which produced the moral concept of doctors in an era that still was arrantly early long before the existence of medical ethics as it is in the current era. Furthermore, this study intends to appeal Abū Bakr al-Rāzī's view on physician morals and how should a doctor provide thoughtful ministration of the patient. This study reveals that within the essences of al-Rāzī himself had the theocentric paradigm and the anthropocentric paradigm then those were accumulated at once; ergo the epistemological roots of al-Rāzī's thought lead to religion, science (medical sciences) and philosophy. Through a good elaboration of science, philosophy, and religion, in the concept of tawakkal and good character (akhlāq) towards poor people who suffered from diseases, al-Rāzī had laid some -which were not applied to the whole- the moral basics of doctors far ahead of existing legal and legal norms in the current era which can be explored in his book.   ABSTRAK Peradaban Islam telah menyaksikan hadirnya seorang doktor dalam bidang perubatan yang dikenali hatta ke dunia Barat sebagai Rhazes. Dia dilabel sebagai "al-mulḥid" disebabkan kontroversi pemikirannya tentang konsep kenabian. Doktor tersebut lahir di Al-Rayy pada 250 H / 864 M. Sebagai penulis "al-Ḥāwī Fī al-Ṭibb", dia tidak berpuas hati dengan perawatan penyakit manusia yang hanya menggunakan teknik atau kaedah perawatan tertentu sahaja. Baginya ia juga harus berkaitan dengan akhlak. Al-Rāzī meyakini bahawa dalam memberikan khidmat rawatan, doktor memerlukan kepada moral di mana doktor harus memberikan sepenuh perhatian kepada pesakit. Hal ini membawa kepada penyusunan sebuah buku yang berjudul "Akhlāq al-Ṭabīb" sebagai risalah bagi para pelajarnya, satu keputusan dan tindakan mulia oleh al-Rāzī. Kajian ini dilakukan melalui kajian kualitatif dengan menerapkan kaedah kajian perpustakaan. Objektif kajian ini adalah pemikiran al-Rāzī tentang konsep moral doktor berdasarkan karyanya yang berjudul "Akhlāq al-Ṭabīb" dan karya ini sebagai sumber data primer, di samping rujukan karya-karya lain tentang al-Rāzī, dan akan dianalisa menggunakan paradigma Amin Abdullah, iaitu integrasi-interkoneksi. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membezakan secara ringkas landasan pemikiran al-Rāzī yang menemukan konsep moral doktor di era terdahulu, jauh sebelum adanya etika perubatan seperti pada zaman ini. Seterusnya, kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk menyingkap pandangan Abū Bakar al-Rāzī tentang moral seorang doktor dan bagaimana seseorang doktor harus memberikan layanan sepenuh perhatian terhadap pesakit. Kajian ini menemukan bahawa di dalam intipati al-Rāzī terhimpun paradigma-paradigma teosentris serta paradigma antroposentris; akar epistemologi pemikiran al-Rāzī bermuara pada agama, ilmu (ilmu perubatan) dan falsafah. Melalui penjabaran yang baik dari sains, falsafah, dan agama, dalam konsep tawakkal dan peribadi yang baik (akhlāq) terhadap orang-orang miskin yang mengidap penyakit, al-Rāzī telah meletakkan beberapa -di mana tidak diterapkan pada keseluruhan - dasar-dasar moral doktor jauh lebih awal dari aturan dan norma hukum yang ada pada era kini, di mana hal itu dapat dieksplorasi dalam bukunya.  


Author(s):  
Steven Wheatley

The Introduction observes the emergence of International Human Rights Law as a discipline in its own right, related to, but different from, international law. It notes the criticisms made by some general international lawyers of the distinct methodologies used by human rights lawyers, making the point that any differences between ‘international law’ and ‘international human rights law’ can only be explained by the influence of the moral concept of human rights on international law doctrine and practice—in the same way the Moon influences the Earth’s tides. The work explains how we can use complexity theory to examine the influence of human rights on international law, introducing complexity theory as a methodology in international law. It then explains the general approach in the book.


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