Contribution to a critical theory of human rights

Abstract

The considerations presented in this article, asume a methodological and heuristic nomination through several theses, which fall within the horizon of a contribution to a critical theory of human rights. The eight theses, as a whole, expresses some decisive themes for the contemporary discussion of human rights, determined by the weakening of the traditional legal hegemony and the emergence of pluralistic set of social sciences. This paper tries a reconsideration of human rights under critical assumptions dissimilar to the liberal Christian tradition.