DEVS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: European Social Charter, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rio Declaration On Environment And Development
8 Feb 2017
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Eleanor roosevelt asks where do human rights begin etc. etc. Human rights are the rights that all people have by virtue of being human beings. Human rights are derived from the inherent dignity form the human person and are defined internationally, nationally by various law making bodies. Dealt with political rights, essentially with liberty and participation in political life, they are fundamentally civil and political in nature and serve to protect the individual from the state. Include: freedom of speech, right to a fair trial, freedom of religion, voting rights. Pioneered by u. s bill of rights, france by declaration on rights of man and citizen, First entrained at a global level in 1948 in the universal declaration of human rights. Related to issues in equality; fundamentally economic, social and cultural in nature, ensure different members of society equal conditions and treatment. Include: right to be be employed, housing and health care, social security & employment benefits.
