Human Rights and Universality

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Term papers   |   11/16/2001   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : « Conclusion; Bibliography. Human Rights and Universality Introduction The Universal Declaration is a collection of mumbo-jumbo by disciples of Satan. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The UDHR: Western conception of human rights . Human rights: A western invention. Human rights as opposed to duties and collective mechanisms. The accusation of cultural imperialism. The issue of the hierarchy of rights within the...»

The universal human rights concept

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Summaries   |   05/07/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « We have to examine what cultural relativism means and its problems, secondly the possibility of universality for human rights, thirdly why the case of China is ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Cultural relativism . Universality of human rights. The case of China. Conclusion. Bibliography ....»

The universal human rights concept and its roots in Western political thought

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « In this acceptance, universality of human rights does not exist, and this theory is nothing but a myth created by the West as a mean of pressure against the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The cultural relativist model.. Community: Basic social unit.. The book Human rights and International Relations.. The doctrine of cultural relativism.. China's focus on community and obligations.. The claim that human rights are...»

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is primarily a Western document, limiting the claimed universal applicability of Human Rights

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « process. To conclude, I don t believe the universality of Human Rights to be undermined by the UDHR being a Western document. First ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. How far did the great Western powers influence the writing of the UDHR.. UDHR viewed as being Western.. Cultural relativism.. Conclusion.....»

What are human rights and what place have discussions on human rights found in international relations?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « of International Relations will depend on questions such as : How will the dilemma between state sovereignty principle and Human Rights universality turn out ? ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The almost non-existent place of Human Rights in International Relations from the birth of the discipline to 1985.. The ambiguous relations between international liberalism and Human Rights.. The fall of international liberalism, the...»

The universal human rights concept has its roots in western political thought, so can we say that it applies to all human beings?

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « The Islamic world also discredits the universality of human rights, notably with the sharia, a set of laws guiding the daily life of every Muslim. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Human beings' want to claim their rights as a will to liberate themselves.. Magna Carta: A text preventing men from being punished without legal reasons.. Declaration of Human Rights and of Citizens. . It's universal character.. The...»

The evolution of Human Rights enforcement

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « rights are specific: some have claimed that the idea of minority rights is incompatible with the principle of the universality of human rights and of equality ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The development of Human Rights enforcement: From Dumbarton Oaks to Human rights Council . Evolution of the most controversial rights: 1944 to 2006. Responsibility for Human Rights breaches. Conclusio...»

Human Rights in China since the Tiannemen incident in 1989

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « These goals concerned reaffirmation of belief in universality and indivisibility of human rights, the inseparability of human rights and democracy, the claim ...»

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The United States and international religious freedom

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/25/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « The universality of human rights, the relativity of culture , Michael J. Perry, Roger Williams University Law Review, Vol 10: 349, 04/26/2005 Why the US's ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Examining the concept of religious freedom. The religious expression in the world's societies . A unilateralist policy . Conclusion. Bibliography....»

What is human security?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   10/19/2004   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « In what regards human rights and human security, the legal frame and universality, which enwombs the first, might provide the supporting structure the latter ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Human security: A difficult definition. The infinite number of definitions of human security. Human security and human rights. Human security and human development. A parallel between Sen's trident and the three human concerns...»

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