Meanings
- derogatoryuncountableA political philosophy that focuses on human rights.
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With the notion of human-rightism, Pellet (2000) tried to warn of the costs and dangers of the slippery slope of activism within the arena of international human rights law. ‘Human-rightism’ was immediately ascribed pejorative meanings and used to express different forms of critique when it came to human rights.
2020, Lea David, The Past Can't Heal Us, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31
Origin
- Frenchdroits-de-l'hommisme
- Englishhuman-rightism
From human rights + -ism, calque of French droits-de-l'hommisme.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French droits-de-l'hommisme
- droits-de-l'hommismepolitical philosophy
Polish prawoczłowiekizm
- prawoczłowiekizmpolitical philosophy
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human-rightism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human-rightism
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