Child labour. Constitutional Law. International Law. IP. Islamic Law. Legal Systems of the World. Comparative Law. Human rights. Human Rights - Resources. Human Rights Law. Human Rights are the basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled, like civil and political rights, the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and speech/expression, equality before the law, social, cultural and economic rights, the right to food, the right to work, and the right to education. In short, human rights are freedoms established by custom or international agreement that protect the interests of humans and the conduct of governments in every nation. Human rights are distinct from civil liberties, which are freedoms established by the law of a particular state and applied by that state in its own jurisdiction. Human rights laws have been defined by international conventions, by treaties, and by organizations, particularly the United Nations. These laws prohibit practices such as torture, slavery, summary execution without trial, and arbitrary detention or exile.
For more information on Human Rights laws, please refer to the materials below. Human rights: the background. Human rights are the rights and freedoms that every person ought to enjoy. Civil and political rights largely define what governments should not do to people, such as treat them cruelly, detain them arbitrarily or restrict their expression. Social and economic rights define what governments ought to do for people, such as provide them with health care, education and welfare. There is no universally agreed and definitive list of all human rights. History of the human-rights idea The expression ‘human rights’ was first used by Allied leaders during the Second World War, when condemning Nazi atrocities. In 1948 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). New Zealand Magna Carta The Magna Carta remains part of New Zealand law in the 2000s. The idea that human beings enjoy rights is much older than the United Nations.
A further key rights document in English history is the Bill of Rights of 1688. Positive and negative rights Paul Rishworth. Human Rights Watch. A História dos Direitos Humanos (legenda) Public Administration.