The end of the Cold War marked an important phase in the advent of Human rights into international politics. The cold war was a conflict of the ideologies (capitalism and communism), however when the war ended, the world saw the need to shift focus on other factors that are essential to the survival of the global community. This shift of priorities thus led to the focus on human rights and other fundamental rights that had since been neglected and hence violated in the bid to spread capitalist and communist tendencies from the United States and Russia respectively. The 1947 Declaration of Human Rights was one of the first major steps towards the creation of a human rights friendly world. According to Turmen, it was named the ‘declaration’ because
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The status of human rights in contemporary international relations.
2.1 The Universality of Human Rights
The universality of human rights is one of its most important human rights characteristics, one may be allowed to state that it is the characteristic that forms the essence of human rights. Universality emphasizes the fact that human rights are for everyone, everywhere with no exceptions. Universality of Human Rights empasises the fact that, human rights are the same for everyone and may not be denied to any individual for whatever reason. Human rights come naturally to humans by the virtue of being human and have thus been compared to natural law.
The concept of the universality of Human rights has however been a cause for debate mainly between the universality extremists (most comprising of Western powers) and cultural relativists (mostly comprising of Asian powers). Cultural relativists are of the view that the difference between right and wrong are all context specific, this is to say what is right in one in one country may be wrong in the next. And therefore the universality of human rights ought to be culture sensitive.
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######, labels Swaziland as an absolute monarchy, the only one remaining in the African region. Swaziland has continually been the subject for discussion on global forums for the lack of political and civil rights in the country. Although Swaziland holds elections periodically, citizens in reality have no say in the governance of the country. The King has all governing powers by the virtue of being an heir to the throne. According to ####### Swaziland is an island of autocracy in a sea of democracy. This is so because other states neighboring Swaziland have adapted to change, Swaziland refuses to adapt. The king’s brother was quoted stating that there is nothing more dangerous than an attempt to bring new order of things into any state, lest one creates enemies from the people that were benefiting from the old order of things. And that there is no Swaziland without the
The status of human rights in contemporary international relations.
2.1 The Universality of Human Rights
The universality of human rights is one of its most important human rights characteristics, one may be allowed to state that it is the characteristic that forms the essence of human rights. Universality emphasizes the fact that human rights are for everyone, everywhere with no exceptions. Universality of Human Rights empasises the fact that, human rights are the same for everyone and may not be denied to any individual for whatever reason. Human rights come naturally to humans by the virtue of being human and have thus been compared to natural law.
The concept of the universality of Human rights has however been a cause for debate mainly between the universality extremists (most comprising of Western powers) and cultural relativists (mostly comprising of Asian powers). Cultural relativists are of the view that the difference between right and wrong are all context specific, this is to say what is right in one in one country may be wrong in the next. And therefore the universality of human rights ought to be culture sensitive.
3. Cultural …show more content…
######, labels Swaziland as an absolute monarchy, the only one remaining in the African region. Swaziland has continually been the subject for discussion on global forums for the lack of political and civil rights in the country. Although Swaziland holds elections periodically, citizens in reality have no say in the governance of the country. The King has all governing powers by the virtue of being an heir to the throne. According to ####### Swaziland is an island of autocracy in a sea of democracy. This is so because other states neighboring Swaziland have adapted to change, Swaziland refuses to adapt. The king’s brother was quoted stating that there is nothing more dangerous than an attempt to bring new order of things into any state, lest one creates enemies from the people that were benefiting from the old order of things. And that there is no Swaziland without the