POLS 2401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Unanimous Consent, Corporate Social Responsibility, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
6 Dec 2016
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Civil rights freedom of speech, religion, thought, etc. Political rights able to voice political opinions, participate in political activities. Social rights right to decent standard of living, to be secure from violence, health care, education, etc. Not in civil war, but a lot of structural problems. Demands by ethnic, racial, and religious groups for autonomy. Demands by government for protection against powerful government and non- state actors as well as the right to economic development. Claims with violations to private life, and demands for equality by minority groups. Who violates human rights: governments, global companies. Amnesty international: other governments (sometimes, companies through corporate social responsibility, using a market building strategy. The creation of global institutions to protect human rights. A growing acceptance of interdependence and indivisibility of rights. The view that respect for human rights facilitated market-based economic development. Universal rights freedoms to which all humans are automatically entitled.
