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 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...»

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...»

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....»

Cultural relativism or universalism ? An essay in political ethics

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « ethnocentrism. However, I ll show that the importance and universality of some human rights at least cannot be denied. Leaving too ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Cultural relativism versus universalism: The human rights debate.. Cultural relativism and empirical considerations.. The moral justification underlying relativist claims.. Another conclusion to Walzer's argument.. The Asian...»

China & Japan

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Still, Japan presented the respect of human rights as a condition for its financial assistance even if China denied the universality of those rights. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A Sino Japanese relation characterized by diplomatic and political tensions.. Two states haunted by their common past.. The importance of public opinions.. The Diaoyu dao and Sengaku islands issue. . An ambiguous economic...»

The historical specificity and contemporary relevance of the concept of race

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « appeared no more as a human product but For them, individuals only have the rights and privileges Equality and universality would destroy this harmony whereas ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The pre-enlightenment period.. The beginning of the nineteenth century.. The definition of race in post-enlightenment society.. The process of building nationhood.. Supporting political democracy and individual rights.. Reconciling...»

Nation-state and globalization

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   02/20/2007   |   .doc   |   11 pages
Document abstract : « still serve to remind people of this commitment, which was reinforced by several international treaties proclaiming the universality of human rights. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Economic Globalisation and the Role of the State. The role of the nation state under the modern form of economic globalisation . Globalisation: Not an irreversible structural evolution. Structuralist argument concerned with recent...»

Conservative welfare states and the challenge of universal citizenship

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « As pointed in the United Nations declaration of Human rights of 1948 article 40 appears that the only model which relies on the principle of universality is the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Universal citizenship as a moral and political demand.. A legal status for all the people.. Towards a status conditioned by the economic participation?. The social consequence and the political challenge of universal citizenship.. The...»

A critical study: Sex workers

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   12/09/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « services have an ethical obligation to ensure universality of access of sex workers: Decriminalization could restore public health priorities and human rights. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A general misconception regarding why sex workers enter the industry. . Sex workers and violence.. The clientele.. The amount of alcohol consumed by the clientele.. The second group of people who pose a threat to sex workers.. Pimps...»

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