Nature and Development of HR Flashcards

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Define HR

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Basic entitlements and freedoms belonging to all people

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2
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Features of HR

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  • Inalienable
  • Universal
  • IndivisibleI
  • nherent
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3
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Two types of HR

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  • Individual
  • Collective
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4
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Basis for Human Rights legislation

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  • UDHR 1948
  • ICCPR 1966
  • ICESCR 1966
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5
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Define inalienable

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Cannot be taken away

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6
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Define indivisible

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Interdependent

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7
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Define inherent

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Apply from birth

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8
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Define universal

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Belong to everyone

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9
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Example of individual right

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  • right to vote
  • right to education
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Example of collective right

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  • Right to self determination
  • Right to peace
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What is the purpose of human rights

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Form the foundation of justice and freedom and peace in the world

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12
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What documents form intl bill of rights

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  • UDHR 1948
  • ICESCR 1966
  • ICCPR 1966
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13
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what type of law is UDHR

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Declaration therefore soft law

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What is the purpose of the UDHR

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Defined human rights and freedoms and formed basic of human rights law

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Example of rights in UDHR

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  • Right to life
  • Right to religion
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What is purpose of ICCPR

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Creates obligation on states to respect civil and political rights of individuals

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What type of rights are ICCPR

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Hands off rights. e.g. what the government can’t take way

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18
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Example of rights in ICCPR

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  • Right to vote
  • Freedom of movement
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19
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When was ICCPR drafted

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1966 came into force 1976

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20
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What type of law is ICCPR

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Hard law

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21
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Who oversees ICCPR

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UN Human Rights Committee

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22
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Hands on Rights e.g. what the government has to give you

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What type of right are ICESCR

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23
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When was ICESCR drafted

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1966, came into force 1976

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24
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Who oversees ICESCR

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UN committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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25
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Define slavery

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Forced labour where someone is the legal property of another

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26
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Purpose of slavery

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fill certain roles in society

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27
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Why did slavery grow

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Transatlantic slave trade 1600 onwards

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28
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what was the transatlantic slave trade

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Trading of slaves from Africa to colonies in Europe

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29
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When did main abolitionist movement begin

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18th century (1700s)

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30
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When was slavery abolished from England and its colonies

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19th century (1800s)

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31
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Main Case law and legislation on abolition of slaveryR v Knowles (1772) Slave Trade Act 1807 (UK)Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (UK)

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32
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What did R v Knowles do

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Outlawed slavery in England

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33
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What was purpose of the Slave Trade Act 1807

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Outlawed slavery in all British empire

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34
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how is slavery outlawed now internationallyArt 4 UDHRICCPR ICESCR

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35
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What are trade unions

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An organisation of workers created to preserve and further their rights and interests

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36
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When did labour law first emerge

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Industrial revolution (1700s to 1800s)

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37
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How where trade unions first treated

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They were criminalised

38
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Example of trade unions criminalised

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Tolpuddle martyrs 1834 sent to Australia for 7 years

39
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What secured trade unions legal status

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Trade Unions Act 1871 (UK)

40
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How did unions protect their rights in Australia

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Australian Labour Party

41
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What Organisation protects labour rights currently

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International labour organisation

42
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How are Labour rights protected internationallyArt 23/24 of UDHRICESCR

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43
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What is the principal of democracy

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That the authority of the government should be based on the political will of the people as expressed through genuine periodic elections

44
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What is universal suffragethe right to vote by all citizens in political elections regardless of gender, race, status or creed

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45
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Who were the first group allowed to vote

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Men with a higher status

46
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When were all men allowed to vote in UKRepresentation of peoples Act 1918 (UK)

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47
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When did Australia give women the right to vote

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48
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When did UK give women suffrage

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1928

49
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When did Aboriginal people get right to vote federally

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1962

50
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How is right to vote outlined currently

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  • Art 21 of UDHR
  • Art 25 ICCPR
51
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How many countries are classified as democratic

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46%

52
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How do trade unions protect labour rightsBargaining for better pay and working conditions

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53
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Examples of rights achieved by trade unions

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Minimum wage, OHS

54
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What is universal education

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The idea that all human beings have a right to a education

55
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Who first filled the role as the educator

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The church in 1500s

56
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What led to government providing education

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Industrialisation

57
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How was education first made compulsory in UK

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Education Act 1870 (UK)

58
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Legislation in Australia that led to universal educationPublic Instruction Act 1880 (NSW)The Education Amendment Act 2009 (NSW), ( Previously Education Act (1990))

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59
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How is education protected internationally

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Art 2 of UDHR plus millennium development goals

60
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What is school leaving age currently in NSW

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61
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What is the collective right to self determination

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The right for people belonging to a territory or national grouping to determine their own political status culture and future

62
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When did self determination become important

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Colonisation by European powers placing people under direct control of European powers

63
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Example of self determination

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1776 US declaration of independence

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How is self determination outlined internationallyUN charter 1945 andArt 1 ICESCR Art 15 of UDHR

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65
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How does UN assist countries in reaching self determination

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UN trusteeship council

66
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What is a current issue of self determination domestically Indigenous people

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67
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How does UN protect Indigenous people globally

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UN Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous People 2007

68
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What type of right is self determination

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collective

69
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How do environmental rights differ from individual rights

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They relate to many existing agreed rights e.g right to health needs an adequate environment

70
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Main intl agreements recognising environmental rights

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African charter on Human and Peoples Rights (1981)

71
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How could environmental rights change

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ICC might begin prosecuting national leaders that destroy the natural environment

72
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When was league of nations establishedafter WW1, it failed after WW2 began

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73
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What is the primary aim of the UN

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Maintaining peace and security

74
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When was UN formed

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1945

75
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How is right to peace outlined

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  • Declaration on the Rights of Peoples to peace 1984
  • UN charter 1945
  • Treaty of Versailles
76
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What is the right to peace balanced againstright to self defence

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77
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What are civil rights

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Civil rights are entitlements belonging to all humans and are to do with being a free citizen of a nation

78
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What’s an example of a civil right

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  • Right to liberty
  • Freedom of thought
79
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What are political rights

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Political rights are entitlements to do with full participation in government

80
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Whats an example of a political right

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  • Right to vote
81
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What are economic rights

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Economic rights are the rights concerned with the production, development and management of material for the necessities of life

82
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What’s an example of an economic right

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  • Right to work
83
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What are cultural rights

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Cultural rights are the rights which assist in preserving and enjoying one’s cultural heritage

84
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What’s an exmaple of a cultural right

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  • Right to participate in cultural life
  • Right to self determination
85
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What are economic rights

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Economic rights are the rights concerned with the production, development and management of material for the necessities of life

86
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What’s an exmaple of a economic right

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  • Right to education
87
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What are the main collective rights

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89
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What are the main types of HR

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  • Civil and political rights
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90
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What type of right was the basis for the abolition of slavery

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Economic rights