Human Rights
Codification, Protection, and Monitoring of Human Rights
Nature and Evolution of Human Rights
Practice of Human Rights
Debates Surrounding Human Rights: Differing Interpretations of Justice, Liberty, and Equality
Protection and Enforcement of Human Rights at Different Levels
Monitoring Human Rights Agreements
Human Rights Laws and Treaties
UN Declaration of Human Rights
Development of Human Rights Over Time and Space
Definitions of Human Rights
Claims on Human Rights
Violations of Human Rights
Universal Rights vs Cultural Relativism
Politicization of Human Rights
Individual vs Collective Rights
Basic rights and freedoms that belong to every human regardless of color, race, religion, gender, language or any other statues from birth to death.
a common standard of achievement for all people and nations, to secure that every individual teaches and respects these rights and freedoms.
Example: Magna Carta 1215 C
Cultural Survival: works toward a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures,
Child Soldiers: Thousands of children are serving as soldiers in armed conflicts around the world.
ex: US Constitution
International Criminal Court: has jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Currently has 123 member states.
Unicef: provides humanitarian and developmental aid to children and mothers in developing countries.
Cultural Relativism
Individual rights: refer to the liberties of each individual to pursue life and goals without interference from other individuals. For example: the right to life
all nations should respect differences and boundaries; no country can accept the politicization of human rights. It should be stressed that there is a difference between human rights and the respect of laws, the judiciary system, and national security. In short, a dialogue is acceptable; politicization is not.
UN Declaration of Human Rights
liberty, justice, freedom, peace
International Criminal Court
Collective Rights: are rights held by a group. For example: the right to cultural preservation
Universal Rights
30 universal human rights that include: no slavery, equality, right to life, etc...
Cultural Relativism is the view that moral or ethical systems, which vary from culture to culture, are all equally valid and no one system is really “better” than any other.
No slavery
Trump and Kim having a dialogue about human rights