INTST101 Lecture Notes - Honor Killing, Elder Abuse, Sex Selection
16 Dec 2013
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We have these entitlements simply by being human. Vision or ideal - everyone should have the means necessary to lead minimally good lives. Appeal to fairness & to what people deserve. When hrs are respected, there"s more peace, security, wealth, creativity, invention, happiness) Civil and political rights, cprs (1215 - 1800) Ex: magna carta, us bill of rights, us declaration of independence (no legal weight), french declaration. Life/security, liberty, private property, non--discrimination, political participation, due process protections (reasons for arrest) Right to form unions and organize better working conditions. Rights holder -> claim -> duty bearer (person/institution) Ex: free speech, no nothing is the best policy. Duty bearer must do something to satisfy them. Watched documentary on iran hr issues - lion women. Civil rights: legal only in a given country. Creation of slums -> poverty, crime, disease, lack of public sanitation. Physical security of the person/self, non-violent respect for others. Social recognition of others, everyone inside the tent.
