Key Concepts + Principles Flashcards
Who has human rights, and why? Do they apply to all?
Everyone has human rights. They apply to everyone.
True or false: the gov/authority gives human rights to people?
False
What are guaranteed to all w/out distinction like race, gender, language, color, sex, religion, political opinion
(Universal legal guarantees - protect individuals + groups from actions, omissions interfering w/fundamental freedoms, human dignity, entitlement)?
Human rights
True or false: we are born w/human rights.
True
Legal guarantees are not incorporated into national and international law. True or false?
False. Incorporated into national/international law
What describes human rights?
IUII: Indivisibly, Interdependent, universal, interrelated Indivisible Universal Interdependent Interrelated
What term describes human rights applying to everyone?
Universal
What means human rights apply to everyone and not just a few?
(Those who do or don’t deserve): It means we don’t discriminate + get them for all
Universality
Inalienability
What word means we “must” - or have to attend to “all” rights
We don’t prioritize rights
We don’t neglect rights
One doesn’t have precedence over another
Indivisibility
What descriptors state:
Every right contributes to human being’s dignity + right satisfaction
(Depends on getting other rights)
Interdependence + inter-relatedness
How would you describe this: being more educated means you will make wiser decisions, like choosing what is better to eat?
Interdependence + inter-relatedness
How would you describe the idea that everyone has the right to partake in our lives + decisions ?
Participation
Inclusion