HRTS 2115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fumimaro Konoe, Hideki Tojo, Benito Mussolini

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: University of Iowa Center for Human Rights
• Course: HRTS 2115
• Professor: Jo Butterfield and Amy Weismann

Document Summary

Legitimized the state"s responsibility to provide some form os social and economic security. True in much of the developed world. Social and economic security central to political stability and a responsibility of government. Positive rights gained traction as a fundamental responsibility of the government. Principle allied powers: great britain, france, russia, china, and the u. s. (1941-1945) Principle axis nations: germany, italy, and japan. Emperor hirohito and prime ministers: hideki tojo and fumimaro konoe (japan) Efforts to form alliances resulted in several wartime declarations that included promises. Shift from states rights to international recognition of human rights. Establishes human rights as a war aim. Nations agree to abide by atlantic charter"s principles. Signatories are the founding members of the un. Norman rockwell"s depictions of the fdr"s four freedoms. Four freedoms: establishing human rights as an aim of wwii. Establishes human rights as an aim of the war. Invokes the rights of people (not just states)