Part one of term paper
Part A - Introduction 1/2 page MAX 1. What are and where do they come from? The term "human rights" is a relatively modern invention. It covers under its umbrella three different types of rights: · the fundamental freedoms or classical civil liberties, · ethnic and religious rights · socio-economic rights. Some constitutions have enu ...

Part two of term paper
... professedly in order to safeguard the freedoms of individuals and groups in society. Other constitutions may not, but freedom operates as a politically and socially persuasive doctrine. There is no agreement as to the content of such rights. The more important rights may be said to include the right of each individual to: · freedom of speech and expression freedom from arrest or detention except under authority of law, freedom from cruel, inhumane or degrading punishments and the right to a ...