This book covers Judge Zupančič 's individual separate opinions, including those joined by other judges, plus the joint opinions of several judges in which Judge Zupančič participated. The collection gives an account of Judge Zupančič 's views regarding human rights. This is a companion volume to the author's The Owl of Minerva, published in 2007.The title of the book is taken from Hegel and refers to the idea that philosophy cannot be prescriptive because it understands only in hindsight. The same holds true for conceptions of human rights. Based on his many years of experience in the field, the author shares his thoughts about human rights and the role it plays in society.

Target group

Academics.

Author's information

Boštjan Zupančič (born May 13, 1947 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian lawyer and a justice on the European Court of Human Rights. Zupančič has law degrees from the University of Ljubljana, University of Montreal and Harvard Law School.