A Note on the Origins of Human Rights: Bartolomé de las Casas and Francisco de Vitoria
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A Note on the Origins of Human Rights : Bartolomé de las Casas and Francisco de Vitoria. / Jensen, Julio Hans C.
In: Nordicum-Mediterraneum. Icelandic E-Journal of Nordic and Mediterranean Studies, Vol. 13, No. 2, 03.11.2018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A Note on the Origins of Human Rights
T2 - Bartolomé de las Casas and Francisco de Vitoria
AU - Jensen, Julio Hans C.
PY - 2018/11/3
Y1 - 2018/11/3
N2 - In the wake of the Spanish arrival in America, a controversy arose with respect to the legitimacy of the conquest and the colonial rule. This debate was started by the Dominicans in the New World, who denounced the oppression of the native population. The most renowned participants in these discussions were Bartolomé de las Casas and Francisco de Vitoria. The former received the title of “Defender of the Indians”, while the latter is remembered as a central figure in the foundation of international law. Through the debates concerning the conquest of America, one precondition – noted by Habermas – for the emergence of human rights is explored, that of resistance against state power on the basis of the egalitarian tradition belonging to Judeo-Christian thinking.
AB - In the wake of the Spanish arrival in America, a controversy arose with respect to the legitimacy of the conquest and the colonial rule. This debate was started by the Dominicans in the New World, who denounced the oppression of the native population. The most renowned participants in these discussions were Bartolomé de las Casas and Francisco de Vitoria. The former received the title of “Defender of the Indians”, while the latter is remembered as a central figure in the foundation of international law. Through the debates concerning the conquest of America, one precondition – noted by Habermas – for the emergence of human rights is explored, that of resistance against state power on the basis of the egalitarian tradition belonging to Judeo-Christian thinking.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Human Rights
KW - Bartolomé de las Casas
KW - Francisco de Vitoria
KW - Habermas, Jürgen
U2 - 10.33112/nm.13.2.7
DO - 10.33112/nm.13.2.7
M3 - Conference article
VL - 13
JO - Nordicum-Mediterraneum
JF - Nordicum-Mediterraneum
SN - 1670-6242
IS - 2
ER -
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