versão impressa ISSN 0188-7017
We do a historical enquire of the social contexts in which the concept of Human Rights has been developed. This approach has been made through two contrasting perspectives -cultural relativism and universalism. This allows to analize the ideological uses of these two theoretical approaches and apply them to and draw conclusions from the Pinochet case and its impact on global justice.
Palavras-chave : cultural relativism; universalism; ideology; human rights; dignity.