POLSCI 3EE3 Lecture Notes - Liberal Democracy, Democracy Promotion, Free Trade
11 Nov 2013
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What are human rights, where do they come from, where are they codified, how are they enforced. Reasoned/ordained: deontological approaches vs consequentialist approaches (utilitarianism: deontological universal rights for everyone. Not interested in the outcomes of following these rights. They"re right because they"re agreed upon by everyone. Religious sources of rights: consequentialist approach. Killing would be all right if saved 20 other people . R. j vincent that moral claims derive from, and are enmeshed in, a cultural context which is itself the source of their validity can"t talk about human rights outside of the social context. We might not have the right to push any universal ideas. In canada, treating aboriginal communities equal access to food can be contested. That all human beings are by nature fellow citizens of a world community are divided into particular society only by convention . Not dependent on who, or where you are. Spread of norms and systems of governance common to all.
