10 Questions
What was the root of civil and political rights according to the text?
Bourgeois revolutions against absolutism and feudalism
In which centuries did the establishment of civil and political rights occur?
18th and 19th centuries
What culminated in the establishment of civil and political rights?
Constitutionalism and liberalism in Europe and North America
Where did the legitimization of bourgeois revolutions against absolutism and feudalism occur?
Europe and North America
What has progressively developed as an ethical standard through the ages?
The concept of human rights
What were the ideas that legitimized the bourgeois revolutions against absolutism and feudalism?
Enlightenment, rationalistic natural law, social contract, constitutionalism, and liberalism
In which centuries did the establishment of civil and political rights take place?
18th and 19th centuries
What concept do 'first generation' human rights stress, as embodied in the ICCPR?
Civil and political rights
What tradition do human rights have their roots in, according to the text?
Secular tradition of natural rights
What culminated in the establishment of civil and political rights in the 18th and 19th centuries?
Bourgeois revolutions against absolutism, feudalism, and the power of the Roman Catholic Church
Study Notes
Civil and Political Rights
- The root of civil and political rights lies in the struggle against absolutism and feudalism.
- The establishment of civil and political rights occurred in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- The legitimization of bourgeois revolutions against absolutism and feudalism took place in Europe.
- The ideas that legitimized the bourgeois revolutions against absolutism and feudalism were the Enlightenment values of liberty, equality, and democracy.
- The Enlightenment values progressively developed as an ethical standard through the ages.
- The establishment of civil and political rights was culminated in the 18th and 19th centuries through the struggle against absolutism and feudalism.
Human Rights
- Human rights have their roots in the liberal tradition.
- 'First generation' human rights, as embodied in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), stress individual rights and freedoms.
- The concept of human rights emphasizes the protection of individual rights and freedoms against state power.
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