Lynn Hunt: Inventing Human Rights

Lynn Hunt, UCLA Professor of Modern European History, discusses the genesis of human rights, a concept that only came to the forefront during the eighteenth century. When the American Declaration of Independence declared all men are created equal and the French proclaimed the Declaration of the Rights of Man during their revolution, they were bringing a new guarantee into the world. But why then? How did such a revelation come to pass? Series: "Walter H. Capps Center Series" [3/2008] [Humanities] [Show ID: 14182]

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[sam ratnam]

thanks

[Cat Brown]

I agree!! Human rights doesn't mean you have the right to have a credit card or whatever, it's just the right to be human. To be treated like a human. Becasue we all are human, no one is above or below anyone else in that fact.

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[mcabe0131]

Sorry about the long reply. I think we totally agree on the subject. I just think that HR organisations and NGOs need to think outside the box when attempting to implement essential HR. Rights need to be taught in a local cultural context, otherwise HR law just won't be adhered.