An Evaluation of the Core Controversies in Contemporary Western Human Rights Theory——A Study Based on the Examination of the Criterion of Fidelity to Practice  

作　　者：李聃 LI Donglin LI Dan

机构地区：[1]Renmin University of China Law School [2]不详

出　　处：《The Journal of Human Rights》2023年第3期658-683,共26页人权（英文版）

基　　金：a phased result of the research project“Study on Contemporary Chinese Human Rights Theory and Discourse”funded by the Scientific Research Fund of the Renmin University of China(Approval No.22XNA006)。

摘　　要：The development of theories on human rights with Chinese characteristics and China’s engagement in global human rights governance cannot be separated from attention to contemporary Western human rights theory.The debate between naturalistic and political conceptions of human rights has a long history,but discussions on the basic criteria for evaluating human rights theories have been insufficient.This article,focusing on the criterion of fidelity to practice,attempts to identify the development trajectory and direction of human rights theory.The universal claims of naturalistic human rights perspectives and the human rights catalog they propose have been criticized for deviating from practice.On the other hand,political conceptions of human rights,while emphasizing domestic human rights practices,have been criticized for their occasional nature and perceived loss of criticality.The broad-way practice theory seeks a third way that goes beyond the divide between these two perspectives.On the one hand,the theory itself faces limitations and the need for reshaping,while on the other hand,the traditional singular practice theory is also undergoing self-renewal.It can be said that the“internal critique”of contemporary Western human rights theory is already underway and will continue.

关 键 词：human rights practices naturalistic conceptions of human rights political conceptions of human rights the broad-way practice theory singular practice theory 

分 类 号：D034.5[政治法律—政治学] D091