GS101 Lecture Notes - Nato, World Economic Forum, Lester B. Pearson
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Glocalization = local culture is persisting in globalization forcing. Glocomoddification = local variants controlled by small number of transnational corporations. Charter of the united nations (1945: article 1, section 3: promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Universal declaration on human rights (1948: more concrete form of charter of the united nations life, liberty, and security of the person. Non-discrimination and freedom of thought and expression. Adequate standard of living, including food, clothing, housing, medical care, and social services radical claim, however it is the basic driving mechanism of capitalism. Debate broke out about which of these were actually human rights. The cold war and the battle over human rights (1966: international covenant on civil and political rights (iccpr) international statement on human rights supported by u. s and western capitalist countries. Negative rights: life, security, non-discrimination, property, and religion. Doesn"t have freedom to, ex: have freedom to life but not necessarily healthcare.