ARE HUMAN RIGHTS OF RELIGIOUS ORIGIN? 1

Are human rights codified in the late eighteenth century by natural rights of divine or philosophical origin? This question haunted Western political thought throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. At the same time, the various Christian denominations have positioned themselves differentl...

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Published inSur : international journal on human rights Vol. 16; no. 29; pp. 17 - 31
Main Author Zuber, Valentine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published São Paulo Conectas Human Rights 01.08.2019
EditionEnglish ed.
Subjects
18th century
19th century
20th century
Christianity
Clergy
Codification
Debates
Denominations
Freedom of religion
History
Human rights
Legal system
Modernity
Philosophers
Philosophy
Political parties
Political philosophy
Positivism
Secularism
Theology
World War II
France
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Summary:Are human rights codified in the late eighteenth century by natural rights of divine or philosophical origin? This question haunted Western political thought throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. At the same time, the various Christian denominations have positioned themselves differently in the face of this political invention of modernity, between distrust and reappropriation. The international legal system of human rights resulting from World War II opted for a resolutely secular legal approach. According to its designers, the latter would be the guarantee of its real efficiency and universality. However, the universality of human rights is currently seriously challenged by new criticisms - both cultural and religious - emanating from certain countries - generally non-Western. But don't they denounce the Christian and Western origin of human rights in order to be better able to refrain from actually implementing them in their own societies?
ISSN:1806-6445
1983-3342