The Necessity Of Rights

Human rights are essential in safeguarding people’s welfare. Human rights are founded on modern transcultural, economic, social, and scientific developments (Franck, 2001). Human rights are also essential in regulating people’s behaviours. According to Madison & Hamilton (1788), if people were angels, there would be no need for governance. However, people are vulnerable to doing wrong, hence the need to create limits in their interactions and existence. These rights are outlined in the Constitution and the punishments for violating them. In 1787, the United States Constitution was amended to address the issues of state and federal powers, commerce, executive power, representation, and slavery. According to America’s Founding Documents (2023), the amendments stated that Congress did not have the authority to make laws respecting the formation of religion or ruling out the free exercise of religion, prohibiting the freedom of the press or freedom of speech, the right of the people to gather and government’s petition for redress. Therefore, the main rights in the Amendments to the Constitution (1787) were the right to assemble, freedom of speech, and the right to practice religion. France’s Declaration of Man and Citizen (1789) focused on protecting inalienable and natural rights. The main rights in the Declaration were freedom of ownership, freedom from expression, and the right to security. It also acknowledged the separation of powers.

The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (1948) states that all people are equal and free in rights and dignity (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1948). The main rights in the Declaration are the right to liberty, life and personal security, religious freedom, and worship, equality before the law, freedom of opinion, investigation, dissemination and expression, protection for children and mothers, right to a family and its protection, righto the preservation of well-being and health, right to home inviolability, right to movement and residence and the right to the transmission and inviolability of correspondence. The most important rights in the three documents are the right to religion, freedom of speech, and the right to assemble. These rights are essential in increasing people’s participation in the growth of their communities and preventing injustices in the community.

References

America’s Founding Documents. (2023). The bill of Rights: A transcription. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript

Franck, T. (2001). Are human rights universal? Foreign Affairs, 8(1). https://doi.org/https://content.bellevue.edu/cas/la/400-410-420/id/kss/are-human-rights-universal-franck.pdf

Madison, J., & Hamilton, A. (1788). Founders online: The Federalist no. 51, [February 6, 1788]. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-04-02-0199

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (1948). American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man. Refworld. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b3710.html

The Necessity of Rights

Learning Objective: Through intensive thinking analysis of selected Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, we learn that a republic cannot exist without the protection and promotion of rights.

The Necessity of Rights

Please note: Additional requirements for the Primary Assignment can be found by clicking on the Course Assignment Comments headline (above).

Analyze these three documents: The Amendments to the Constitution (1787), France’s Declarations of Man and Citizen (1789), and the United Nation’s The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). Consider the rights that are common to all three documents. Notice that not all rights appear in all three papers. Compose an essay in which you compare and contrast the rights found in the documents and make a case for the three rights, that are found in all three documents, that you consider most important.

This assignment is worth 100 points.

Instructions:

Each Primary Assignment requires:

a thesis statement:

an APA-style bibliography,

use of APA style in-line citations, and

adherence to the 3+1 Rule.

The 3+1 Rule requires students to use a minimum of three assigned readings from the current week and one from a previous week. This rule encourages students to review and connect the assigned readings from week to week. Demonstrations of learning include using quotes and/or the main idea in an assigned reading article.

What is a Thesis Statement?

A persuasive argument is one in which the writer attempts to persuade the reader of the validity of their position on an issue. The thesis statement is often a single sentence that informs the reader of the writer’s position and the direction the argument will take. In essence, the thesis statement gives the reader a brief overview of what to expect. In this course, please place your thesis statement in the opening paragraph of your composition.