Translation, Power Hierarchy, and the Globalization of the Concept “Human Rights”: Potential Contributions from Confucianism Missed by the UDHR

This essay strikes new paths for investigating the politics of translation and the (non-) universality of the concept of “human rights” by engaging them in a critical dialogue. Part I of my essay argues that a truly universal concept would have available linguistic equivalents in all languages. On t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sinkwan Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Jaén 2015-06-01
Series:Age of Human Rights Journal
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Online Access:https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/TAHRJ/article/view/2311