HUMR 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Forced Marriage, Honor Killing, Reproductive Rights

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Human Rights
• Course: HUMR 1001
• Professor: PHILLIP

Document Summary

Hobbes: emphasizes that protection by the state is crucial to self preservation, stateless people: people who do not have a state to protect them (refugees, migrants, etc. ) These people are living in the state of nature: minorities living within a state that are not being recognized by that state rights are not protected. Recognition by the state rights are protected. Desire for safety will always be more important than any other right. May be willing to give up a lot in the pursuit of safety and security, may be willing to see their other rights limited. Will, however, arrive at different conclusions than hobbes; will come to such conclusions by thinking through hobbes" fundamental assumptions. Hobbes: should be completely free to exercise preservation (hands are not tied) Locke: to leave any sovereign completely free is incompatible with the goal of self preservation (absolute monarchy: incompatible)