Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Treaty, International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, Human Rights Watch
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They are rights that every person has; by virtue of merely existing; and that aim to secure for such a person certain benefits or freedoms that are of fundamental importance to any human being. It implies now that for a law to be valid it has to respect and promote fundamental interests of human beings . Its main is to protect the basic interest or freedoms of all human beings. Human rights are supposed to be equivalent (ex freedom of speech) but interpretation and value can depend on ideologies of countries/ can lead to radical difference. Natural law- in nature an inbuilt order of things with requirements men should identify with and follow. It was thought to be common ground for different cultures and religions. Over time, it lost persuasive power with development of science. After ww2- new interest in the idea to set universal principles and moral limits to what states are allowed to do to their subjects.
