![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They maintained gross inequality: there was no question that a monarch, a citizen and a slave would have the same rights. They were not universal: they were valid for a certain state or society, not for humanity as a whole. These ancient laws however cannot be equated to ‘human rights’. courts must be free from corruption and arbitrariness.women, children, foreigners and other groups deserve special protection.a ruler is restricted by law and cannot arbitrarily deal with his subjects.From the earliest times, for example byb King Hammurabi of Babylon around 1750 BC, laws have been written (or cut in stone) that include principles of justice, fairness and protection. Some human rights ideas are as old as civilization. Human rights in politics and campaigning: the practice of denouncing abuses of governments and calling for solidarity and action for the victims.Īre human rights as old as human civilization?.Human rights in law: the norms and sanctions that over the centuries have been laid down in (international) law, treaties and declarations.Human rights in philosophy: the ideas on human dignity and the rights that belong to everyone everywhere.The history of human rights is actually a combination of various histories. ![]()
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