SOCI 3P97 Lecture Notes - World Politics, Consequentialism, Social Order
22 Nov 2012
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Thou shall not kill & thou shall respect thy neighbour. World politics, the united nations and humans rights. We want our rights respected because they are fundamental, it"s wrong to violate someone"s human rights. When you fail to observe human rights there are consequences. It"s not up to someone else to take away our rights. Humans, by nature, have drive for power all human institutions. See the international arena as anarchical, no order or central authority. Hence states are compelled to fight for their interests (national security) States are more invested in national security, human rights isn"t really an important issue. Cooperation progress rather than quest for power. Human rights is seen as one area of global cooperation (through conventions) Technological advances opens avenues for cooperation, example trade. Human rights not granted by god but through moral imperatives to treat each other as human. Humans/rights as ends in themselves, not means to and end .
