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Exploring the Justifications for Human Rights

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2005

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Christelis, Angela

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University of Waterloo

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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.

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Philosophy, Human rights, natural rights, contractarianism, utilitarianism, vital interests, basic rights

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http://hdl.handle.net/10012/732

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