POLI 100 Lecture 15: POLI 101 11.08.2016
24 Nov 2016
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Rights that all human beings have regardless of race, gender, etc. Inalienable rights --> cannot be taken away from us. Have a purpose --> to promote cultural, economic or social development. - aspirational --> this is what we want for all human beings. Positive and negative human rights positive: right to something negative: protections from harm (others cannot do this to you) Different from citizen rights citizen rights can be taken away if your status is removed human rights can never be taken away. Most basic fundamental rights held be all people. Rights for the protection and maintenance of the dignity and security of people and that create the conditions for human beings to ourish. Specify the minimum conditions for human dignity and a tolerable existence. Udhr adopted by the united nations general assembly december 10. Catalogue of human rights held by all people everywhere. Not necessarily consistent with the actual practice and views of states.
