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The Empowered Self: Law and Society in the Age of Individualism / Edition 1

The Empowered Self: Law and Society in the Age of Individualism / Edition 1

by Thomas M. Franck
The Empowered Self: Law and Society in the Age of Individualism / Edition 1
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ISBN-10:
0199248095
ISBN-13:
9780199248094
Pub. Date:
07/05/2001
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199248095
ISBN-13:
9780199248094
Pub. Date:
07/05/2001
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
The Empowered Self: Law and Society in the Age of Individualism / Edition 1

The Empowered Self: Law and Society in the Age of Individualism / Edition 1

by Thomas M. Franck

Overview

This book examines the gradual emancipation of the individual in national and international law. It also looks at the changing social attitudes towards personal choice in constituting identity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199248094
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 07/05/2001
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 326
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Thomas Franck is Professor of Law and Director of the Center for International Studies at New York University

Table of Contents

1. Tribe, Nation, State: Traditional Forms of Imposed Identity2. The Dreary Future of Imposed Identity: A World of 2,000 States3. A Different Future: Individualism as Identity4. Citizenship: An Instance of Identity as a Personal act of Self-Determination5. Community Based on Personal Autonomy6. Freedom of Conscience: A "Western" Value? 7. Constructing the Self: Name, Gender, Career and Privacy8. The Individual as Emerging Rights-Holder9. The Individual Against the Group10. Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility and Their Democratic Reconciliation11. Summing Up
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