Edmundson, William A.  1948- <br/><br/>
An introduction to rights / 
William A. Edmundson. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2004. 
 - xv, 223 p. ;  23 cm. 
 - Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-209) and index. 
<br/><br/>PART I. THE FIRST EXPANSIONARY ERA:  1. The prehistory of rights -- 2. The rights of man: The Enlightenment -- 3. 'Mischievous nonsense'? -- 4. The nineteenth century: Consolidation and retrenchment -- 5. The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld.  PART II. THE SECOND EXPANSIONARY ERA:  6. The universal declaration and a revolt against utilitarianism -- 7. The nature of rights: 'choice' theory and 'interest' theory -- 8. A right to do wrong?  Two conceptions of moral rights -- 9. The pressure of consequentialism -- 10. What is interference? -- 11. The future of rights -- 12. Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521803985 (hardback) 0521008700 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003059594 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil rights.<br/>Human rights.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC571  / .E42 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>323