Der europäische Frühsozialismus und die Menschenrechte. Umrisse einer Debatte

Abstract

Human rights playa decisive role in the history of early socialism and social movements between 1789 and 1848. The object of the artide is to analyse the multifaceted debates on human rights among the early socialist theoreticians and political agents. The investigation focuses both on the diffusion as well as on the contents of the debates. Young Karl Marx is consciously conceived of as a participant in these debates. The article especially addresses the emergence of the "social rights" (soziale Menschenrechte) in addition to "political rights" (politische Menschenrechte) in these debates.