An interpretation of Human rights that centers on the rhetorical--and religious--power of testimony.
By examining how victims and their advocates embrace the rhetoric of Human rights to tell their stories, he presents an interpretation of Human rights "from below," showing what victims.
Jeremy Bentham described the idea of Human rights as "rhetorical nonsense." In Reimagining Human Rights , William O\'Neill shows that the rhetorical aspect of Human rights is in fact crucial.
An interpretation of Human rights that centers on the rhetorical--and religious--power of testimony