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

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 : « 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 historical specificity and contemporary relevance of the concept of race

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « For them, individuals only have the rights and privileges which This vision undermined the idea of human equality and or cultures is contrary to universal law. ...»

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...»

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....»

The rising Level of Xenophobia: Being a Black African Foreigner in South Africa

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « to treat human rights as a universal value in on the non-observance of human rights toward foreigners the definition that Bronwyn Harris gave to this concept. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. The SAHRC.. Identifying the problem.. The passage from a very authoritarian regime to a democracy.. Public authorities: Less keen to contradict.. The gap between laws and their applications.. Misperceptions of foreigners by South...»

Muslim women caught between two cultures

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   03/21/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « family has, and is varied, but the essence is universal. The concept of being a single Muslim mother clearly and should be seen as a human rights issue because ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A very strict interpretation of how a Muslim family should be. The way women present themselves in the Muslim society . Divorce: Another aspect of marriage that is called into question in the West among Muslims. The decision by a...»

The sociology of housing and the housing problem

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « enterprise, but have policies protecting the rights of individuals to basic human needs. Housing was treated as a universal human need, parallel to ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. An organizational scheme for housing research.. The societal context: An historical perspective.. Living conditions, health, and social reform before 1920.. Eventual selective government intervention in the 1920's to the...»

A sociological perspective on the family

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   02/26/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « essay will discuss and analyze the concept of the 353) Since there is no single universal family form with anti-gay marriage laws." Human Rights Campaign." Sep ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Definition of family: Now and before.. Family: The present trend.. Working families.. Single parent family.. Multigenerational families.. Homosexual families.. Reasons for changes and future trends....»

To what extent does multiculturalism in developed liberal democracies adequately address the issue of religious diversity?

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « Radtke notices, multiculturalism is a diffused concept that has diversity of cultures , the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides for ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Liberal democracies are more and more diverse in their social structure.. The willingness to be nation-states.. Multiculturalism.. Issues that provoked intense debates.. Multiculturalism an adequate address to the issue of religious...»

The ‘rediscovery' of ethnicity: Theory and analysis

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « nationalism and indigenous human rights movements have be exercised in giving universal theoretical priority populations seeking indigenous rights, has ensured ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Theory and analysis.. The context for the ‘Rediscovery' of ethnicity.. Classical theories and the marginalization of ethnic phenomenon in sociology.. The period of transition: 1970s and 1980s.. The 1990s and emergent research...»

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