PSCI 3307 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - International Law, Human Rights, Democracy
20 Nov 2018
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Three claims: human rights modern modernity started in the 15th century. To what question is natural right the answer: theory of natural rights: As a response to theory of natural hierarchy in government or the king is the highest power in the state. Locke (second treaties): original equality of all individuals+ fundamental liberty. As reaction subjection to absolute authority even if you have those rights you can give them away to the king or the highest authority. Hobbes: preservation of self as right and duty human have duty to protect their lives and their liberty. In human nature, humans should always protect their lives, and humans are equal fundamentally. Hobbes believe in the infallibility of live, even if you have a king he can never take away human"s rights: the enlightenment (what is the enlightenment? (from 1715 to 1789)). The enlightenment is an important human rights moment for humans.
