constitution of uk project.docx
- 1. Ayna amanat Roll no: F20BLAW009 Human rights According to Susan Moller Okin: “Human rights as a claim to something crucial importance for human life” Human rights are the basic right and freedom that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death We all belong to the group called human being. We are all entitled to Human Rights Human rights are set of principle and rules that recognize and protect the dignity of all human beings. They govern how individual human beings live in society and with each other, as well as their relationship with the State and the obligations that the State have towards them. These rights are not granted by any state so it doesn’t matter which ethnicity, culture, country, gender or group we belong to.its our basic rights as a human being. They range from the most fundamental The right to life to those that make life worth living, such as the rights to food, education, work, health, and liberty. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), The universal declaration of Human followed through the UN General Assembly in 1948, changed into the first legal file to set out the essential human rights to be universally covered. It is the foundation of all international human rights law that include 30 articles which provides the principles and constructing blocks of current and future human right conventions, treaties and other legal instruments The 2 convents International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights and International covenant for economic, social and cultural rights makes the international Bill of Rights Kinds of Human right includes: Human rights cover virtually every area of human activity. They include civil and political rights Rights contained in the covenants of Civil and Political come under this category that see their origin in the 13th century of Magna Carta These rights refers to a person’s rights to take part in the civil and political life of their community without discrimination or oppression Examples: Some of the civil and political rights include rights and liberty such as the right to vote, the right to privacy, freedom of speech and freedom from torture. They also include economic, social and cultural rights, These rights refers to social and economic rights which are considered to have been originated in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Paris peace conference of 1919
- 2. These rights relate to a person’s rights to prosper and grow and to take part in social and cultural activities. Example: This group includes rights such as the right to health, the right to education and the right to work. Collective Rights Individuals are also the members of the such units, groups or communities and state, therefore, international law not only recognise inalienable rights of individuals but also recognises certain collective rights Example: This includes Right to self determination, Right to peace and development Core principles of Human Rights 1-Inalienability Human rights are inalienable. This mean that our right will always apply to us simply because we are humans. They cannot be taken away from us by anyone. Our rights will not change even if our circumstances of life change except in specific situations and according to due process. For example, the right to liberty may be restricted if a person is found guilty of a crime by a court of law. 2-interdependence All human rights are indivisible and interdependent. This means that one set of rights cannot be enjoyed fully without the other.This means that our rights comes in a full package. This is because the protection of some rights depends on the protection of other rights. Our human rights support one another and strengthen one another 3-Equality and non-discrimination Article 1 of UDHR states: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." Freedom from discrimination, set out in Article 2, is what ensures this equality. That means that every person has the right to equal opportunity and freedom