attack on human rights Flashcards
saudi objection to UN human rights dec
restriction of female choice in marriage an essential aspect of traditional cultures
objection from within the west
that our conceptin of human rights are a western creation of limited appliciability
objection from asia
in some countries, the massive economic growth from authoriarian gov’ts suggests that human rights can be detrimental to growth
rights and individualism
though human rights drafters tried to make it less individualistic to appeal to other countries, rights are inherently individualitic. enables ppl to see themselves as moral agents who can act against culturally/group supported practices. HR tries to adjudicate the conflicts between group and indiv. interests.
human rights and western culture
rights DONT force western culture on places, merely allows individuals w freedom/ negative liberties (right not to be beaten, not to be enslaved, etc).
where do human rights emerge from
from the bottom- from powerless ppl