Authoritarian regimes are no longer seen as the leading examples of a human-rights violator. Instead, that despicable label is applied increasingly to private individuals who defy various social policies related to the family, gender relations, and sexuality.
Sex and the Problem of Human Rights
By Stephen Baskerville
This
article
appeared in
the Winter 2011/12 issue of The Independent Review.
Civil Liberties and Human RightsCivil RightsCrime, Criminal Justice, and PrisonsCulture and SocietyFamilyFreedomGender IssuesLaw and LibertyPhilosophy and Religion
Other Independent Review articles by Stephen Baskerville | |
Winter 2007/08 | From Welfare State to Police State |
Spring 2004 | Is There Really a Fatherhood Crisis? |