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Human Rights and Respect for Religion, 2001.
This paper investigates whether or not one can balance human rights with a respect for religious belief.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 19 sources, APA, £ 38.95
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The universal declaration of human rights is dissected in this paper in order to challenge the notion of human rights and religion interacting cohesively. The three major religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam and their opinions on human rights are carefully examined in this paper, as well as their differences and similarities regarding this issue. Several examples of said human rights violations are described in respect to these religions. This paper tries to find a balance between human rights and respect for religious belief , which depends on the most important human right, the right to choose.
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"Judaism, Christianity and Islam have much in common. All are, ?founded on the eternal command to love one God, oneself, and all neighbors. Each tradition recognizes a canonical text as its highest authority- the Bible, the Torah and the Qur?an.? The similarities continue in delegating authority to officials to propagate the faith, the embracing of an expanding body to interpret and enforce the religion?s decree, the presence of a refined legal structure (the canon law, Halakha and Shari?a) and the endeavor of each religion to imbue its religious, ethical and legal values into the daily lives of individuals and communities. Religious laws are not necessarily in breach of human rights so long as the freedom to choose religion or no religion is acknowledged. However, as has happened throughout history and even today, when religious laws are constructed by a state affecting all citizens, their option of a different or no religion becomes impossible."
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Reshaping Sovereignty: Democracy and Respect for Human Rights, 2005.
Examines the impact that democracy and respect for human rights are having upon the principle of sovereignty on which international relations is based.
4,974 words (approx. 19.9 pages), 30 sources, MLA, £ 89.95
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The influence of democracy and respect for human rights on sovereignty is analyzed by their status as international norms, their roles in the recognition of new states and their impact in regards to interventionary practices. Specific and extensive examples are used in each of these dimensions of the analysis. Case studies referred to include Somalia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Nagorno-Karabakh, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Haiti and East Timor.
Paper Outline:
Democracy
Democracy as an International Norm
Democracy and the Recognition of New States
Democracy and Intervention
Democracy Conclusion
Human Rights
Respect for Human Rights as an International Norm
Respect for Human Rights in the Recognition of New States
Humanitarian Intervention
Human Rights Conclusion
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"The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, signed in December of 1933, established the criteria that a state must meet as a person of international law: a permanent population; a defined territory; a government; and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. These criteria entail two aspects of sovereignty: an internal one referring to a government's authority over a defined territory and the population within, and an external dimension referring to a state's recognition by other states. Since 1933, however, the international system has undergone many changes: WWII, the rise of the United States, the creation of the United Nations, decolonization, the Cold War, the fall of the Soviet Union, the growth of democracy, the birth of the European Union, and the emergence of an active international community."
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Human Rights, 2005.
This paper discusses the concept of human rights, which has its origin in the moral philosophies of Aristotle and the Stoic philosophers.
1,725 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper explains that the theory of human rights has broadened in concept over the centuries; its contemporary form includes securing for individuals the necessary economic, political and social conditions required to lead a minimally good life regardless of their caste, color, nationality, religion or gender. The author points out that, despite some objections raised mostly by people with vested interests to the doctrine of human rights, most people around the world are in agreement that human rights should not only be respected but also be promoted actively. The paper relates that frequent human rights violations are still taking place around the world, as witnessed in Darfur (Sudan) and Abu Gharib (Iraq).
Table of Contents
Historical Origins and Development
Three Generations of Human Rights and its Current Concept
Objections to Human Rights & Their Rebuttal
The Moral Relativists' Argument
Do Human Rights Intrude on State Sovereignty?
Religious Objections
What are the Consequences of Disregarding Human Rights?
Conclusion
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"The theory of human rights is based on the doctrine of "moral universalism" first put forward by Aristotle and Stoics. In "Nicomachean Ethics," Aristotle presents his argument in support of the existence of "a natural moral order" and opines that such a "natural" order should be the basis for all truly rational systems of justice. This concept of moral universalism implies that morality is not dependant on social and historical conditions and applies to all human beings regardless of place and time, and forms the basis of human rights. Roman Stoic philosophers such as Cicero and Seneca, also supported 'moral universalism' and argued that all moral laws originated in the rational will of God and the authority of such moral law transcended all local legal codes. Christianity, which emerged later, maintained the belief of a universal moral code in the ensuing centuries."
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Human Rights, 2002.
This paper takes a look at limiting basic human rights by addressing those that wield the "Bomb and Gun".
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 69.95
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This paper addresses a controversial statement made by Margaret Thatcher on terrorism and human rights in respect to the European Convention on Human Rights and its jurisprudence.
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Human Rights in China, 2002.
Research into the status in China of women and youth and the possibility for improving the conditions.
3,731 words (approx. 14.9 pages), 39 sources, MLA, £ 73.95
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This research examines the human-rights status of young people and women in the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.). The research sets forth the historical and cultural background in which human-rights issue fronts have emerged in the P.R.C., particularly with respect to conditions faced by women and children in the country. The paper then discusses the prospect of improvement of those conditions.
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"The history of the P.R.C. since the 1949 revolution has been marked by patterns of human-rights violations that have been associated with the ideological revolutionary posture assumed by Mao Zedong. Mao's ideology was predicated of the concept of permanent revolution, which by implication meant permanent violence internal to Chinese experience. The human-rights implications of this may be derived from a 1969 report by Time on the content of the Cultural Revolution, which noted that "the Chinese made a practice of marching prisoners to the center of the river, accusing them of being pro-Soviet traitors, and then beheading them."
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Gay Rights and Civil Rights, 2007.
This paper compares and contrasts gay rights with civil rights.
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 22.95
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In this article, the writer discusses whether homosexuals should receive rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. The writer questions whether gays should receive rights compared to civil rights. The writer argues that while it is true that gays and minorities are often mistreated, the difference is in the ability to make a decision. The writer maintains that gay rights are different than civil rights because homosexuals make the decision to be gays and even the Bible shows that it is wrong, but African-Americans are born "black" and the Bill of Rights guarantee rights to "all men". The writer then points out that the Civil Rights Act was passed to guarantee that all African-Americans be treated equally with other Americans. The writer argues that comparing gay rights with civil rights shows that gays make a decision to date or love another person of the same sex, while African-Americans are born with their skin color and they should be given the same rights as any American.
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"Before determining whether gays should have rights it is important to look at the definition of homosexuals. The definition of homosexuals will show that it is defined as a sexual orientation with romantic love and sexual desire of the same sex or gender. When a person falls in love with another person, a decision must be made to love the person. Homosexuality is a decision. The gay person decides to fall in love with another person of his or her same gender. This is the same as if a person decides to never date a person or if a person decides to fall in love with another person of a difference sex. Since it is a decision, people should not receive certain rights because they make a decision. Many homosexuals and minorities are rejected jobs and other freedoms so many people believe they should have rights as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. However, it is important to remember that homosexuals decide whether they want to have a love life with a member of the same sex."
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Disabled Rights and Water Rights, 2002.
A look at two different law aspects - the need for rights for the disabled and water rights between countries.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 37.95
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The first three-pages consist of the need for international laws concerning the rights of people who are disabled. The next three-pages consist of the need for laws concerning water rights between different countries.
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Abortion Rights are Human Rights, 2005.
This paper discusses and argues that the rights to abortion are in themselves human rights.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, £ 18.95
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This is an opinion paper explaining why abortion is a human right and should be available to all women as long as the fetus is not an "actual life" but is still a "potential life." The writer argues that the mother's human rights would take precedence over the "potential life" of the fetus, and once the fetus has transitioned to "actual life" then the mother's rights would be seriously limited.
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Victims Rights Vs. Criminal Rights, 2002.
A look at the rights of the criminal over those of the victim.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, £ 56.95
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This paper presents that the rights of the victim must be upheld in favor of the rights of the criminal.
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Civil Rights & Women's Rights Movements 1860 -1870, 1999.
Examines evolution & major issues of two movements in U.S. Analyzes them in terms of the impact of Civil War, emancipation of slaves, politics, Reconstruction, leadership, laws, organizations and suffrage.
6,750 words (approx. 27.0 pages), 24 sources, £ 95.95
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"This research paper discusses the nature and course of the movements for civil rights and women's rights in the United States during the 1860s and draws appropriate comparisons and contrasts between them.
The principal struggle for civil rights related to improving the political, legal and, to a lesser extent, the economic status of blacks in the South, their emancipation from slavery and succor by the North during the Civil War (1860-1865) and their achievement of suffrage and other rights during the initial phases of Reconstruction (1865-1870). Emancipation only gradually became a central goal of Union policy during the war and its full parameters were far from settled by the time President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Reconstruction policy followed an even..."
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Universal Declaration of Rights, 2006.
A discussion regarding the history of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Rights.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper discusses the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Rights focuses on the rights of human beings in all countries regardless of their political of societal concerns. According to the paper, the fundamental principle that seems to be evident in the document is that all people in every country are entitled to be respected as human beings. The rights that are given to people through this document are rights that are basic but that have historically been ignored throughout history. The paper further discusses the history of this document, stating that it is a direct result of the holocaust. National leaders banded together to create the document as an assurance that such a horrific event would not occur again in history. The 1948 document of the United Nations, therefore, is a reminder that human beings should always be treated with dignity in every respect.
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Islam and Human Rights, 2006.
A study of the issue of human rights in the Islamic religion.
2,451 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 52.95
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This paper addresses several sources in Islam which deal with human rights and shows that the concept of human rights is fundamentally important in the religion. It then discusses how and why this concept is not upheld in many Muslim countries and questions why the rates of human rights abuse is higher in Muslim countries than Western countries.
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Introduction
The Islamic Approach to Human Rights
Historical Review- Islamic Revivalism
Islamic Concept of Human Rights
Muslims and Universal Declaration of Human Rights- Certain Issues
Islam and Gender- Women's Rights
Conclusion
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"If Islam preaches the equality of human beings and gender equality, why then women in Saudi Arabia are still victims of sex segregation, which affects many aspects in their lives, e.g. they don't have same opportunities as men in education or working careers.
They can't travel or even being seen in the public places without men chaperon. Domestic abuse is also quite common. Even Quran gives a man right to hit his woman is she starts to behave superior over him; ... If you fear high-handedness, from your wives, remind them (of the teachings of God), them ignore them when you go to bed, then hit them... (Qur'anic verse 4:33)."
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From Natural Law to Human Rights, 2006.
This essay explores how human rights grew from natural rights.
4,511 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 82.95
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In this article, the writer declares that early proponents of natural law argued that people have common sense and are born with an intuitive knowledge of right and wrong. This paper discusses that human rights are those rights that are based on human nature. The writer examines how human rights grew from natural rights. It argues that conceptions of right and wrong are not based on an unchanging, eternal order, but are negotiable; that is, open to revision as the years go by and times change. It is seen, for example, how women and children have used natural rights arguments to gain rights that formerly were denied them.
The writer concludes that human rights have evolved from natural law and natural rights and that human rights are intimately connected to morality and ethics.
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Introduction
Natural Law and the Concept of Rights
Changing the Law in Response to a New Moral Awareness
Human Rights for Women
Juvenile Death Penalty
Rights versus Utilitarianism
Conclusion
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"More than anyone else the philosopher John Locke influenced the shape and form of democracy in the United States. He argued that human beings have certain fundamental rights, which governments cannot take away. He argued that no individual has a natural right to rule over others, and that a person's natural state is a state of freedom. Freedom, he explained, was not the same as license or permission to do whatever one wants; rather, freedom is based on the "law of reason which places precise limits on our behavior". Not everyone is able to enjoy their natural rights because other people and the government sometimes violate them; therefore, Locke suggested that men assemble and choose leaders who can be trusted to protect their natural rights. The primary function of government ought to be to protect the natural rights of its citizens, to protect citizens from other states, and to establish and maintain internal order. He suggested that oppressive governments (governments that had broken trust with the people) could, and should, be overthrown; in other words, sometimes, revolution is justified--especially if the government violates the natural rights of its citizens. In questions where natural rights are not the issue, then the will of the majority should prevail. His ideas profoundly inspired the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence; moreover, the Constitution was written mainly to protect the people's rights from government interference, to insure internal order, and to establish defense."
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Canadian and Aboriginal Rights, 2007.
This paper explores whether aboriginal rights can coexist with other rights in Canada.
1,567 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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The paper explains that when Europeans colonized the land, the native inhabitants become a class of citizens that were treated as different and inferior to the conquering classes. The paper relates that as liberal western democracy attempts to establish equal rights for all citizen groups and as native groups learn how to press their claims, competing claims for land and treasure have been raised. The paper explores whether aboriginal rights can coexist with other rights and posits that coexistence is possible and even necessary, within the systems of government that Canadians have developed.
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"When the European colonizers established colonies throughout the North American continent, they came into contact and conflict with the native inhabitants that had dwelt in the land for centuries. Their initial contacts were colored by curiosity and concern on the part of both natives and colonizers. However, as colonies were established and the European hunger for land proved incessant, concern became alarm and even progressed to war in many cases. Colonizers were viewed as invaders by natives and the natives were viewed as uncivilized savages by colonists. The colonists' push across the continent resulted in land being contested and treaties being formulated, altered, and broken."
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