POLS 232 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Samantha Power, Cnn Effect, Arab Spring
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Rights that are given to human beings by a divine source or. Tend not to be specified or understood very broadly (life, liberty and property) Rights of states and those that rule them. The rights recognized by the international community as inalienable and valid for individuals in all countries by virtue of their humanity. Rights granted to individuals simply because they are a member of the human species. Rights of person: life, liberty, privacy, property, etc. Rule of law: equal protection, habeas corpus, fair trail. Political rights: speech, expression, assembly and association, suffrage. Social: standard of living, education, welfare, health care, etc. Cultural: right to join group, protection of indigenous lifestyles. Int"l convention on civil and political rights (1966): expands on those rights mentioned in udhr. Int"l convention on economic, social, and cultural rights (1966) Geneva conventions (1949): rights of pows and non-combatants. Declaration of the rights of the child (1959)
