The Nature and Development of Human Rights (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Human rights definition
Human rights definition
Basic rights & freedoms belonging to every person on Earth
UDHR full form & year
UDHR full form & year
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
UDHR significance
UDHR significance
First universal acceptance of human rights internationally
Universal characteristic
Universal characteristic
Applies to all people, everywhere
Inalienable characteristic
Inalienable characteristic
Cannot be taken away or removed
Inherent characteristic
Inherent characteristic
Belongs to all people by virtue of being human
Three purposes of human rights
Three purposes of human rights
Protect from injustice, enable potential, prevent discrimination
Human rights paradox
Human rights paradox
Violations occur despite extensive international protections
Natural law theory
Natural law theory
Laws from unchanging moral principles for human conduct
Positivism theory
Positivism theory
Laws valid because enacted by authority or judicial decisions