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| Title: | Exploring the Justifications for Human Rights |
| Authors: | Christelis, Angela |
| Keywords: | Philosophy
Human rights
natural rights
contractarianism
utilitarianism
vital interests
basic rights |
| Approved Date: | 2005 |
| Date Submitted: | 2005 |
| Abstract: | In this paper the concept of a ?human right? is analysed and clarified. Some justifications for human rights ? such as natural rights theory, contractarianism, utilitarianism and rights as vital interests ? are explored with respect to their emphasis on rights as protected choices or protected interests. Finally, a vital interests view is defended in which the rights to subsistence, security, and liberty of movement and political participation form the set of our basic rights without which we cannot enjoy our other rights. |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Degree: | Master of Arts |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/732 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Arts Theses and Dissertations
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