Civil identity and 'bare life': Arendt and Agamben's challenge to human rights

John Lechte

Civil identity and 'bare life': Arendt and Agamben's challenge to human rights

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Abstract

Hannah Arendt and Giorgio Agamben's reservations regarding the nature and enforcement of human rights in today's political environment is examined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	119-138
Number of pages	20
Journal	Australian Journal of Human Rights
Volume	12
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

Arendt
Agemben
human rights
bare life
civil society

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