At present, the world is in a situation where everything is unstable. Verities of problems are prevalent in the society, such as terrorism, extreme nationalism, environmental disasters, etc. As a result there is no security of life in the society. Moreover, maximum wealth is captured by some specific groups of people and most of the people of the society are not having an equal economic benefits. From these viewpoints the paper will discuss about a society which is just and where the rights of the people are protected by well- informed human rights and social policies.
It will examine the notion of a just society from a human rights perspective and provide the importance of human rights laws and social policies for the establishment of a just …show more content…
For example, in Thailand government passed a law for restricting freedom of assembly and right to protest. Similarly, in Iran, women are forced to wear headscarves which is a violation of the rights of the women. In the Roman law, slavery was legal which violates dignified human right to life. Thus, there may be legal rules without human rights standards. That cannot develop a just society. Aristotle said that the law should function to promote a perfect community (Vieru,2010,p.116). For a perfect community in a just society law should be human rights informed, so that there can be no human rights violation. The human rights are standards that refrain arbitrary exercise of power in the society which deprive human rights. These are the standard that safeguards against unjust laws and policies by the state and enables person to enjoy their human rights in a …show more content…
Societies where there is only human rights law operates in the absence of effective social policies, there cannot be a just society. Because laws are for the enforcement of the rights but policies are the plans for addressing the needs of the society. For example, in Bangladesh there is human rights informed law for the protection of the rights of the worker, but still there is wage discrimination between man and women in the workplace. If there is an effective policy for identifying the needs of the women and social protection then there could not be any discrimination. Additionally, for ensuring the right to an adequate standard of living there must be rural development policies and minimum wage standards. So that it can help to reduce poverty in a
It will examine the notion of a just society from a human rights perspective and provide the importance of human rights laws and social policies for the establishment of a just …show more content…
For example, in Thailand government passed a law for restricting freedom of assembly and right to protest. Similarly, in Iran, women are forced to wear headscarves which is a violation of the rights of the women. In the Roman law, slavery was legal which violates dignified human right to life. Thus, there may be legal rules without human rights standards. That cannot develop a just society. Aristotle said that the law should function to promote a perfect community (Vieru,2010,p.116). For a perfect community in a just society law should be human rights informed, so that there can be no human rights violation. The human rights are standards that refrain arbitrary exercise of power in the society which deprive human rights. These are the standard that safeguards against unjust laws and policies by the state and enables person to enjoy their human rights in a …show more content…
Societies where there is only human rights law operates in the absence of effective social policies, there cannot be a just society. Because laws are for the enforcement of the rights but policies are the plans for addressing the needs of the society. For example, in Bangladesh there is human rights informed law for the protection of the rights of the worker, but still there is wage discrimination between man and women in the workplace. If there is an effective policy for identifying the needs of the women and social protection then there could not be any discrimination. Additionally, for ensuring the right to an adequate standard of living there must be rural development policies and minimum wage standards. So that it can help to reduce poverty in a