GINS 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Market Economy, Natural And Legal Rights
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Wwi: trench warfare, poison gas, new weapons increasingly affect civilians. League of nations created in response to international sense of morality. After great depression, roosevelt"s new deal gives social/economic benefits for workers. four freedoms identify freedom of speech, religion, from want and fear. Wwii: nazis exterminate millions of people. japanese military brutalized civilians. us drops atomic bomb. Nazi and japanese war criminals prosecuted in first ever war trials. Inalienable rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Things like property rights: can"t take my freedom or things. based on market based. Theories of hr sit on three main principles of natural law: economy. General duty to adhere to these standards. Application of these standards is not limited to a particular system/place. Civil rights deal with standards of judicial and penal systems. Political rights with specific components of political power. Health care, education, minimal amount of money for food and shelter activities. Cultural: ethnic culture, subcultures, arts and sciences.