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- The Cambridge Handbook of Natural Law and Human Rights
- The Cambridge Handbook of Natural Law and Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Natural Law and the Origins of Human Rights
- Part II Natural Law Foundations of Human Rights Obligations
- Part III Natural Law and Human Rights within Religious Traditions
- Part IV The Human Person, Political Community, and Rule of Law
- Part V Rival Interpretations and Interpretive Principles
- 24 Moral Pluralism, Political Disagreement, and Human Rights
- 25 Human Rights Law and Adjudication
- 26 Natural Law and Human Rights amid the Legal Ruins of Liberal Scepticism, Values Language, and Global Resets
- 27 Human Rights and the Modes of Judicial Responsibility
- 28 The Right to Religious Freedom
- 29 Natural Law, Rights of the Family, and International Human Rights Instruments
- 30 Natural Law and Socioeconomic Rights
- 31 Solidarity and Global Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines
- Part VI Challenges and Future Prospects
- Index
29 - Natural Law, Rights of the Family, and International Human Rights Instruments
from Part V - Rival Interpretations and Interpretive Principles
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2022
- The Cambridge Handbook of Natural Law and Human Rights
- The Cambridge Handbook of Natural Law and Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Natural Law and the Origins of Human Rights
- Part II Natural Law Foundations of Human Rights Obligations
- Part III Natural Law and Human Rights within Religious Traditions
- Part IV The Human Person, Political Community, and Rule of Law
- Part V Rival Interpretations and Interpretive Principles
- 24 Moral Pluralism, Political Disagreement, and Human Rights
- 25 Human Rights Law and Adjudication
- 26 Natural Law and Human Rights amid the Legal Ruins of Liberal Scepticism, Values Language, and Global Resets
- 27 Human Rights and the Modes of Judicial Responsibility
- 28 The Right to Religious Freedom
- 29 Natural Law, Rights of the Family, and International Human Rights Instruments
- 30 Natural Law and Socioeconomic Rights
- 31 Solidarity and Global Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines
- Part VI Challenges and Future Prospects
- Index
Summary
This Chapter argues that natural law philosophy gives the best conceptual resources for understanding the rights of the family in seminal international human rights instruments. The expression, ‘rights of the family,’ includes a broader discussion about marriage and the right to married life, rights of parents and children, the human person and his or her dignity. The interpretation of the texts is based on a good faith reading of the ordinary meaning of the words in their context taking into consideration the text’s object and purpose. Various challenges to the said interpretation are considered and responses to them are provided.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Natural Law and Human Rights , pp. 432 - 447Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022