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Universal Human Rights in a World of Diverse Beliefs and Practices
Human rights prescribe universal standards in areas such as security, law enforcement, equality, political participation, and education. The…
July 22, 2021 · Boomi NathanAuthor: Boomi Nathan
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Social Rights
The Universal Declaration included social (or “welfare”) rights that address matters such as education, food, and employment. Their…
July 22, 2021 · Boomi NathanBasics
Environmental Rights
In spite of the danger of rights inflation, there are doubtless norms that should be counted as human…
July 22, 2021 · Boomi NathanBasics
Rights of Women, Minorities, and Groups
Equality of rights for historically disadvantaged or subordinated groups is a longstanding concern of the human rights movement.…
July 22, 2021 · Boomi NathanBasics
Civil and Political Rights
These rights are familiar from historic bills of rights such as the French Declaration of the Rights of Man…
July 22, 2021 · Boomi NathanBasics
Which Rights are Human Rights?
This section discusses the question of which rights belong on lists of human rights. Not every question of…
July 22, 2021 · Boomi NathanBasics
Political Conceptions of Human Rights
A political conception of human rights offers an account of what human rights are—or at least of what…
July 22, 2021 · Boomi NathanBasics
Human Agency as the Basis of Human Rights
A justification for human rights—whether teleological, consequentialist, deontological, or something else—should justify the main features of human rights…
July 22, 2021 · Boomi NathanBasics
How Can Human Rights Exist?
The most obvious way in which human rights exist is as norms of national and international law created…
July 22, 2021 · Boomi NathanBasics
The General Idea of Human Rights
This section attempts to explain the generic idea of human rights by identifying four defining features. The goal…
July 22, 2021 · Boomi Nathan