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Nickel teaches and writes in human rights law and theory, jurisprudence, and political philosophy. He is the author of Making Sense of Human Rights (2nd ed. 2007) and more than sixty articles in philosophy and law. At the University of Miami, Nickel has a joint appointment in Philosophy and Law. A large portion of Nickel's career was spent in the Philosophy Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he served as Director of the Center for Values and Social Policy (1982-88) and as Department Chair (1992-1996). Recent articles include "The Philosophy of Human Rights" (with David Reidy); "Philosophical Issues in International Environmental Law" (with Daniel Magraw); and "Rethinking Indivisibility: Towards a Theory of Supporting Relations Between Rights." Forthcoming essays include “Griffin on Human Rights to Liberties,” in Roger Crisp, ed., Griffin on Human Rights (Oxford University Press 2012); “Ideal and Nonideal Theory,” in Jon Mandle & David Reidy, eds., A Rawls Lexicon (Cambridge University Press 2012); and “Restraining Orders, Liberty, and Due Process,” in Andrew Ashworth & Lucia Zedner, eds., Preventive Justice (Oxford University Press 2012). |
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