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By what right do we invoke Human Rights?a

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I have tried to trace the development of human rights from antiquity to the present day by quoting a succession of great thinkers from Pericles, St Paul and Marcus Aurelius to John Locke, Montesquieu and John Stuart Mill. I also quote the key provisions of covenants and resolutions from Magna Carta to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I list the many shameful countries where torture is still in constant use, and the very few where suspects are not subjected to inhuman treatments. I deplore our exclusive preoccupation with rights which has made us forget about human duties. Finally, I discuss some of the criticisms that have been made of the concept of human rights.

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  • Perutz, Max, 1997. "By what right do we invoke Human Rights?a," European Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 5(2), pages 123-133, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:eurrev:v:5:y:1997:i:02:p:123-133_00
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