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This document discusses the three generations of human rights: 1) First generation are civil and political rights that protect individuals from state interference, such as the right to life, liberty, free expression, and a fair trial. 2) Second generation are economic, social and cultural rights that promote equality, such as the rights to work, education, health care, and social security. 3) Third generation or "solidarity rights" aim to benefit groups and require global cooperation, like the rights to peace, development, a clean environment, self-determination, food, and disaster relief. They include newer additions like the right to water.

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Human Rights - Notes PDF

This document discusses the three generations of human rights: 1) First generation are civil and political rights that protect individuals from state interference, such as the right to life, liberty, free expression, and a fair trial. 2) Second generation are economic, social and cultural rights that promote equality, such as the rights to work, education, health care, and social security. 3) Third generation or "solidarity rights" aim to benefit groups and require global cooperation, like the rights to peace, development, a clean environment, self-determination, food, and disaster relief. They include newer additions like the right to water.

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CHAPTER 1: THE NATURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS THIRD GENERATION OF SOLIDARITY RIGHTS OR

COLLECTIVE RIGHTS
Human Rights
 The aggregate of privileges, claim, benefits, Also known as the third generation of solidarity
entitlements and moral guarantees that pertain to rights.
man because of his humanity. Intended to benefit individuals, groups and peoples
 A human person possesses rights because of the very and its realization will need global cooperation
fact that it is a person and which consequently is not based on international liberty.
merely a reason to an end, but an end which must be
treated as such. Examples:
 Also defined as “legal and moral entitlements that  Right to peace
have evolved as a basis for constructing how state  Right to development
power is used and particularly to limit its use against  Environmental rights
the rights of citizens.  Right to self-determination
 Right to food
 Rights of women
3 GENERATIONS OF RIGHTS:
 Rights of children
FIRST GENERATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS  Right to humanitarian disaster relief
 Right to water (latest addition)
Also known as first generation of liberty rights.
Civil and political rights are individual rights against
the state and are partly seen as negative because
they prevent the state from the performance of
certain acts that are considered harmful.

Examples:
 Right to life, liberty, and security of a person
 Right against torture
 Right to equal protection against any
discrimination
 Right against arbitrary arrest and detention
 Right to fair and public hearing by an
independent and impartial tribunal
 Right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty
 Right to privacy, freedom of opinion and
expression

SECOND GENERATION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND


CULTURAL RIGHTS

Also known as the second generation of equality


rights.
This started to be recognized when people realized
that possession of the first generation of liberty
would be valueless without the enjoyment of
economic, social, and cultural rights.

Examples:
 Right to work
 Right to social security
 Right to form and join trade unions
 Right to education
 Right to rest and leisure
 Right to health
 Right to shelter

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