Human Rights PDF

HUMAN RIGHTS PREPARED BY: MS. SHERIFA ROSSLAINI O. KADIL, LPT, MPA  HOW DO YOU VIEW/ UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS?  “THE RIGHTS HELD BY ALL PERSONS EQUALLY, UNIVERSALLY AND FOREVER” ❑ According to UN, human rights are the rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of...

HUMAN RIGHTS PREPARED BY: MS. SHERIFA ROSSLAINI O. KADIL, LPT, MPA  HOW DO YOU VIEW/ UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS?  “THE RIGHTS HELD BY ALL PERSONS EQUALLY, UNIVERSALLY AND FOREVER” ❑ According to UN, human rights are the rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, status.  UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (UDHR) Derives i t s t r e n g t h f r o m t h e LEGAL BASIS UN c h a r t e r, A r t. 55 OF HUMAN RIGHTS Article 55: Universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.  Human rights violation is also known as “crimes against humanity” Crimes against humanity refer to specific crimes committed in the context of a large-scale attack targeting civilians, regardless of their nationality. These crimes include murder, torture, sexual violence, enslavement, persecution, enforced disappearance, etc. The International Criminal Court in The Hague prosecutes those accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW?  A set of rules which seek for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict.  INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ▪ Also known as the LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT (LOAC) ▪ Based on a different legal systems: GENEVA LAW AND HAGUE LAW  GENEVA LAW It is concerned mainly on the protection of the victims of war  CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PROTECTED BY THE GENEVA LAW Civilians who are wounded and sick on the ground Civilians and sick on the shipwrecked Sick combatants Prisoners of war  Focused on the HAGUE limitations of the means and LAW methods of warfare  HUMAN RIGHTS LAW VS INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW  1. NATURAL RIGHTS CLASSES O F 2. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS RIGHTS 3. STATUTORY RIGHTS  CLASSIFICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS POLITICAL The rights of the citizens which give them power to participate directly or indirectly In the establishment or administration of the government CIVIL The rights which the law will enforce at the instance of private individuals for the purpose of securing to them the enjoyment of their means of happiness. SOCIAL AND These are the rights intended to ensure the well-being ECONOMIC and economic security of the individual. RIGHTS OF THE Rights intended for the protection of a person accused ACCUSED of any crime BILL OF RIGHTS The Bill of Rights of the Philippines appears to be a condensed version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It is a declaration and enumeration of the individual rights and privileges, which the constitution is designed to protect. It is also the charter of liberties for the individual and a limitation upon the power of the state.