POLS 3212 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Amartya Sen, Martha Nussbaum, Capability Approach
9 Oct 2018
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Smith & vandenanker (2005), please read the following under theories and critiques of human rights section: U. s. maintain today only first generation of civil and political rights. Socialist states argued that in order to enjoy these first generation rights, you need economic, social, and cultural rights. Southern states factored in colonialism and imperialism, arguing need for right to self determination, development. Post cold war, three generations allowed for understanding on equality of human rights, versus their differences. End of socialist states from international politics, human rights activism pushed toward the south, focusing on universality of human rights. i. ii. iii. Paragraph 5 of the vienna declaration and programme of action. Doctrine of indivisibility of human rights put and end of three generations theory i. No set of human rights can claim priority over other human rights. Governments realized that three generations theory was not based on differences, but actually ideological construction.
