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 : « a few basic practical concepts of human rights are so sen, explaining that 'the thought of universal brotherhood had does not mean they oppose such a concept. ...»

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

Human Rights and Universality

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Term papers   |   11/16/2001   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : « to show that the UDHR may not be as universal as it pretends to be. At this point, a serious theoretical problem arises, linked to the concept of human rights. ...»

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...»

Human Rights in China since the Tiannemen incident in 1989

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « Indeed, the ILO "applied universal standards to China" for it to improve the inconsistency between the Confucianism values and the concept of human rights. ...»

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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 : « Let us now define the concept of Human Rights. Human Rights are fundamental, inalienable and universal rights, that is to say rights everyone, wherever he was ...»

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 evolution of Human Rights enforcement

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « pays relatively little attention to minority rights as such: neither the UN Charter nor the Universal Declaration of Human Rights mentioned them ...»

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...»

"The postnational constellation" by J. Habermas

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   04/23/2004   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « by the creation of the concept of crime In the essay on Legitimation through Human Rights , Habermas defends solely lies on the universal human rights issues. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Theoretical explanation of the dilemmas and ambiguities of social modernization. Nationalism to constitutional patriotism. The question national identity. Constitutional patriotism. From the nation-state to the postnational...»

International law and normative unity

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Term papers   |   05/08/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « By stating that states are equal, the concept of sovereignty fearing the same if they commit crimes on Human Rights. of ius cogens might be universal by nature ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A legal system based on the concept of sovereignty. International law as the expression of the sovereignty of states. International law and sovereignty preservation. The case of normative unity. Competences and sovereignty. Normative...»

Karl Marx and Immanuel Kant on the Improvement of Society

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « actual infrastructure of government and the rights and freedoms as competition, not as fellow human beings who Marx s version of Kant s universal civic society ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Kant's ideal government . Kant's focus. The mention of nature having a purpose and a direction. This plight of 'real man'. True communism. Conclusion....»

A critical examination of the European Union's commitment and approach to promoting democracy and Human Rights in accession candidate countries and elsewhere in the world

Political science   |   European union   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « to a deficit of clarity and denouncing a nebulous concept (Crawford, 2000 The European approach is focused on absolute and universal Human Rights and democratic ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The European Union's assistance: The most widespread and major aid in the world. Implemented far-reaching and spreading democratic support. Equal partnership with developing countries and candidate countries. The evolution of the...»

The virtue of humanism: Refuting Ayn Rand’s anti-altruism through Sartre’s existentialism and Rorty’s concept of contingency

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   04/18/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « as slavery (Nozick 169) and property rights violations, for will that my maxim should become a universal law (261 is the sole determiner of human action rejects ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Rand's ethical egoism. Rand's criticisms of other ethical theories. Contingency and humanism. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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