Habermas and human rights: possibilities and limitations of a reflection
Disciplines
Article
Spanish
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This article provides a reflection on human rights based on Jürgen Habermas discursive approach. Nevertheless, it is know that this subject is framed in a higher discussion about democracy and State of Legitimacy, especially emphasizing three areas. Firstly, the so called «system of rights», its structure and fundamental contents; secondly, the universality of human rights; and finally, a set of reflections about the difficulties posed by the conceptualization of human rights the author develops.