TY  - CHAP
AB  - Utopia, a term first coined by Sir Thomas More in the sixteenth century, referred to a place of unattainable social perfection. But the appeal of a concept that embraces rather than mocks the imagination has broadened its meanings and uses. In the early twentieth century, Anatole France wrote, “Out of generous dreams come beneficial realities. Utopia is the principle of all progress, and the essay into a better future.” In contemporary vernacular, utopia has come to refer not only to imagining perfection but cures for imperfection. By this definition, any struggle for rights could be conceived as utopian to the extent that it represents a desire to make the world a better place for the would-be beneficiaries. The utopianism of rights envisions conditions in which human dignity can be ensured and vulnerability minimized.
VL  - 31
SN  - 978-1-84950-252-8, 978-0-76231-074-6/1059-4337
DO  - 10.1016/S1059-4337(03)31001-4
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S1059-4337(03)31001-4
AU  - Hajjar Lisa
PY  - 2003
Y1  - 2003/01/01
TI  - CHAOS AS UTOPIA: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS AS A CHALLENGE TO STATE POWER
T2  - Studies in Law, Politics and Society
T3  - Studies in Law, Politics, and Society
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 3
EP  - 23
Y2  - 2024/09/21
ER  -