Important historical sources for contemporary conception of human rights include from the medieval period, Thomas Aquinas, whose primary argument was that there were inconsistencies in the policies application in natural law and were unfair, and thus tested the validity of civil law. Aquinas argument was an extension of an extended view by Cicero and earlier that of Plato and Aristotle. The Magna Carta (1215) was a significant influence which led to the constitutional law of today. The “human rights” that are within the “Great Charter” included the church’s right to be free of interference from the government, the right for citizens to own property. This document is viewed as critical in the evolution and development of modern democracy.
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There are two ideals stressed in the Declaration of Independence: individual rights, and also the right of revolution. The ideal, right of revolution, spread to Europe in the form of the French Revolution and the creation of the French National Assembly’s Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Blocker does not specifically speak about the Constitution of the United States; however, he touches on the first ten amendments to the constitution which are the Bill of Rights. These first ten amendments limit the United States government’s powers and provide protection to the rights of all United States citizens. One can see quite a bit of evolution in the eleven years between the Declaration of Independence and the publication of the Bill of Rights. Human rights are expanded to include freedom of speech and freedom of religion. It specifically prohibits of cruel and unusual punishment. And of great importance is it’s not allowing the government to prevent anyone life, liberty or property. The most important occurrence in history Blocker wrote of was the gathering of countries in 1945, and their forming the Charter of the United Nations. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted. This Declaration includes 30 articles of human
There are two ideals stressed in the Declaration of Independence: individual rights, and also the right of revolution. The ideal, right of revolution, spread to Europe in the form of the French Revolution and the creation of the French National Assembly’s Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Blocker does not specifically speak about the Constitution of the United States; however, he touches on the first ten amendments to the constitution which are the Bill of Rights. These first ten amendments limit the United States government’s powers and provide protection to the rights of all United States citizens. One can see quite a bit of evolution in the eleven years between the Declaration of Independence and the publication of the Bill of Rights. Human rights are expanded to include freedom of speech and freedom of religion. It specifically prohibits of cruel and unusual punishment. And of great importance is it’s not allowing the government to prevent anyone life, liberty or property. The most important occurrence in history Blocker wrote of was the gathering of countries in 1945, and their forming the Charter of the United Nations. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted. This Declaration includes 30 articles of human