ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Human-rightism

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Human-rightism is a noun meaning (derogatory) A political philosophy that focuses on human rights.

Meaning

(derogatory) A political philosophy that focuses on human rights.

Example Sentences

With the notion of human-rightism, Pellet (2000) tried to warn of the costs and dangers of the slippery slope of activism within the arena of international human rights law. ‘Human-rightism’ was immediately ascribed pejorative meanings and used to express different forms of critique when it came to human rights.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include human-rightist, humanism, rightism, humanitarianism, posthumanism, proprietarianism.

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