Political Science 3388E Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Negative And Positive Rights, United Nations Economic And Social Council
15 Oct 2018
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Part 1: there is a basic structure that impacts my needs. Economic, political, legal, army, health care etc. Part 2: individuals bear duties in two ways. All individuals bear the duty to shape society. Pogge"s hypothesis: both institutions and individuals have duties. Orend discusses whether or not duties are held at the national or international level. Traditionally, rights claims made against national governments. There is a common basic world-wide morality that is virtually acknowledged by everyone. If we have the ability, we have a responsibility not to violate the hr of other human beings. Negative = refraining = civpol: traditionally until the 1970s we thought that negative rights meant refraining from doing something, which we associated with civil and political rights, right to be free from something. Positive rights = action required = ecosoc: have to do something to make someone have access to water, right to do something.
