HR Recap

Which of the following best describes the difference between human rights as ethical concerns and human rights as legal rights?

• Ethical concerns rely on state authority, while legal rights are inherent to being human.

• Legal rights emerge from moral reasoning, while ethical concerns are granted by legal processes.

• Ethical concerns are grounded in moral reasoning, while legal rights are recognized through political and legal frameworks.

• Legal rights focus on social justice, while ethical concerns prioritize individual freedoms.

Positive rights demand that the state withhold interference, whereas negative rights impose a duty on the state to supply essential services and resources.

• True

• False

The doctrine of moral correlativity suggests that human rights are linked to what essential principle?

• The notion that rights can be traded for obligations.

• The requirement that for every right, there is a corresponding duty owed by others.

• The idea that rights can be revoked under certain circumstances.

• The belief that rights are only valid if they are recognized by international law.

The positive law tradition in human rights implies that rights can only be claimed after they are recognized and proclaimed by an authoritative body.

• True

• False

Which of the following concepts challenges the universality of human rights?

• Natural law theory

• The social contract

• Cultural relativism

• Justice as fairness