Hunan Rights Flashcards
Human right
A right believed to belong to every person.
Based on principle of respect.
Inalienable indivisible interdependent
Inalienable
Cannot be separated from person
Indivisible
All are of equal importance
Interdependent
All rights are connected
Human rights premise
Each person is a moral and rational being who deserves to be treated with dignity
International vs. universal
International – politically limited
Universal – applies to all
Vedas
India
Explores deeper questions in life
Code of Hammurabi
Document that talks of giving justice
From Babylon
Bible
The bible is one of the precursors
Confucius
Code of behavior and conduct
Magna Carta
No one is above the law
1215
Declaration on the rights of man and citizen
France
Natural rights
World War II
Idea of human rights emerged
Japan and Germany punished for war crimes
Right
Freedom to act without the permission of others.
Protection.
Has a corresponding duty.