Climate Change and Human Rights: Foundations

7 important questions on Climate Change and Human Rights: Foundations

Henkin why universal

Universality human rights
1. Why = wehere do they come from? They come from from acceptance  They come from acceptance all states.

Rights come from morality. Moral values we have. What are the values.  it comes from our nature as human being.

Where does morality cone from?

Rights come from morality. Moral values we have. What are the values.  it comes from our nature as human being.  it comes from culture, this is difficult because what culture do they represent.

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: are rights dmeocratic

Dmeocracy is about the majority decides something. But what if they decide something unfair.  cultural relatisvism not all human rights are accepted everywhere in the world.
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Article 2 environment and hr

Human rights are two theories
- state centric: They come from states and their acceptance
antropho centiric = morality they come rom the respect human have for it.

Does environment need human rights?

Himan rights are a powerfull tool: environmental rights as human  rights. We need human rights they are powerfull tool in litigation. Environmental law, is about bstates agree on something, so it is about the relationship between states.  this leaves indivuals out of it.

Down sides using hr? Text

- only applies to states.
-  we need to make it about human or states.
-    focusiing on state is territorial restriction. And sovereinty
-  focus on rights: it is always aboout what you want a right over something else. The concept of rights is neoliberal and western. Always about one individual seeking something over someone else. That is commercial approach.
- focus on social sciences, no natural sciences.
- focus on humans, no eco.

Article what is antropocene?

Tells about human impact on Earth causing environmental changes. The whole eco system depends on us don  we need reconceptualize the concept of human rights in this era? To influence the whole eco system?

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