A Critique of Human Rights in the Light of Governmentality
Document Type : Research Paper
Abstract
The notion of "Human rights' is a collective and evidential narration in contemporary civilization which often adopts a critical approach towards the social behaviors of human being and, in particular, his political practice. The present article, employing a political philosophy approach, evaluates the achievements and omissions of human rights school and questions its accountability and responsibility. First, it gives an assessment of the concepts, presumptions, implications and requirements of the human rights. Then, it highlights the paradox of 'realities' and 'ideals' in expediential and realistic approaches to human rights.
As the case study, it analyzes five narrations of governmentality in a critical approach to the human rights. In conclusion, it will introduce four basic solutions for the human rights derived from contemporary political philosophies. These suggestions are for facilitation of making an innovative mechanism in international system to safeguard and immune "human rights" from political manipulation, instrumentality, and utopianism.