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Rights

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 11 · Political Science

Quick revision notes for Rights — Madhya Pradesh Board Class 11 Political Science. Key concepts, formulas, and definitions for last-minute revision.

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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
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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
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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
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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

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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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