Her main claim intended to persuade the audience that universal acceptance of the Declaration of Human Rights will assure all human beings are granted, without compromise, their fundamental human rights and freedoms. She also used examples to emphasize terms crucial in furthering the audience’s understanding of human rights throughout the speech. These dominant terms consisted of terms such as, totalitarian, democracy, trade union, compromise, and human rights and
-Supporting people to exercise their rights-the rights of people are protected by law and in particular by the Human Rights Act 1998.Sixteen basic human rights have been incorporated into UK law. These rights protect everyone from harm, and set out what we can say and do, as well as our right to fair trial and other basic entitlement. We as care workers have an important role in upholding people’s rights. -Supporting people to exercise choices. Choice is not only for people who can speak for themselves.
Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings 1. Diversity-Means difference. Recognising that each person is an individual who has their own uniqueness. It also means acknowledging/ tolerate difference Equality- Is mostly backed by legislation, which is designed to address unfair discrimination amongst members of a particular group in society. It is everyone’s responsibility Inclusion- It is a human right for every individual.
“The American flag is a cherished symbol of our national aspirations. It is the closest object to a national icon, rivaled only by the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence… what is the harm in insisting a modicum of respect for it” (Allen 18). Allen feels that the flag is a very important symbol to the nation and thinks that everybody should show respect towards it. The tone used to describe his reasoning is very fierce, as Allen points out the wrongs in the decision. Even though Allen thinks that the Supreme Court wasn’t wrong in their decision, his opinion is very strong, as he suggests how people should treat the flag with respect because of its importance.
Human rights only have advantages. Human rights are a standard of principles for all people to not be restrained from what is justified as essential for quality living by virtue of being
I value rationality over sensibility. I believe that the universal rules apply to everyone and the best results are achieved through consistency. According to the Ethics game “Your Blind Spot: Belief that motive justifies the method.” Because I am so sure for my reasons for acting, I tend to believe that the motive justifies the method. I may
SHC 53: Champion equality, diversity and inclusion Unit Ref Y/602/3183 Understand diversity, equality and inclusion in own area of responsibility. 1.1 Explain models of practice that underpin equality, diversity and inclusion in own area of responsibility. The definitions of equality, diversity and inclusion are as follows- Equality is to treat all as individuals; to respect race, disability, age, gender, religion, beliefs, culture and sexual orientation. For all to be open to opportunities, to be treated fairly and respectfully, have rights and equal status in society and for all to reach their full potential. Diversity is to value that we are all unique and yet similar.
inprogress HSC Legal Studies Assessment Task 1 – Human Rights Human Rights Human rights are moral principles that set out certain standards of human behaviour, and are regularly protected as legal rights under national and international law. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. Universal human rights are usually expressed and assured by law, in the forms of treaties, customary international law and general principles. International human rights laws establishes responsibilities for Governments to act, in an order that promotes and protects human rights and the essential freedom of individuals or groups. Australia is violating international law by detaining children in detention centers.
According to Maddox (2005 p.489) democracy has a number of guiding principles, including that all human beings are equipped with a sense of right and wrong, the ability to guide their own lives, freedom of expression and toleration of others. Maddox further maintains that there is an understanding that democracy seeks to find the truth and those citizens within a democratic system have the right and freedom to do so. This is where the lines can become blurred within some democratic systems, when governments seek to withhold information, deceive citizens or limit the control citizens may have, they can be seen to be pushing the democratic boundaries. Maddox (2005 p.4) states that there are a number of styles of democracy including; direct democracy, classical democracy,
‘’Human rights are frequently held to be universal in the sense that all people have and should enjoy them and to be independent in the sense that they exist and are available as standards of justification and criticism, whether or not they are recognised and implemented by the legal system or officials of a country.’’ (Nickel 1992, as cited in the Internet Encyclopaedia Of Philosophy, 2014) The moral appeal of human rights has been used for a variety of purposes from resisting torture and arbitrary incarceration to demanding the end of hunger and of medical neglect. The US Declaration of Independence in 1776 identified that is was ‘’self evident’’ that every person is endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. (Sen, A, 2004) Thirteen years from this, the French declaration of the rights of man stated that ‘’all men are born and remain free and equal in rights’’. This statement caused quite a stir at the time as Jeremy Bentham (1792), British Philosopher and founder of utilitarianism stated that these claims were ‘’rhetorical nonsense’’ and invalid. Bentham insisted that a natural right is simple nonsense: natural and imprescriptible rights and that suspicions remain very alive today and that human rights in practical affairs can be perceived as ‘’bawling on paper’’.