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CBSE · Class 11 · Political Science

Complete topic list for Rights in CBSE Class 11 Political Science. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 11 Political Science

Topics in Rights

1

What Are Rights?

  • Rights are essentially entitlements or justified claims that individuals possess
  • Rights denote what we are entitled to as citizens, individuals, and human beings
  • Not everything we want or desire can be considered a right
2

Origins and Evolution of Rights

  • In 17th and 18th centuries, rights were believed to be given by nature or God
  • Natural law theory suggested rights are inalienable and cannot be taken away
  • Three natural rights identified: right to life, liberty, and property
3

Kant's Philosophy of Human Dignity

  • Immanuel Kant distinguished between things with price and things with dignity
  • Human beings possess dignity because they are elevated above all price
  • Every person has dignity by virtue of being human, regardless of education, wealth, or power
4

Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Contemporary Challenges

  • UN Universal Declaration builds on understanding of dignity and self-respect
  • Universal human rights used by oppressed people to challenge discriminatory laws
  • Rights interpretation has changed through struggles of excluded groups

Key Concepts

Rights are justified claims or entitlementsIn the 17th and 18th centuriesModern concept that has largely replacedGerman philosopher Immanuel Kant arguedRights that apply to all human

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