Declaration Of The Rights Of Man Analysis
This may sound like a cliché but I always say that people are only a reflection of the time they live in. In any argument or debate you have, this fact cannot be ignored. This should not take away from the personal responsibilities of people, nonetheless be acknowledged. I wanted to say this because it is relevant to the question at hand. To what degree have the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the US Declaration of Independence provide the foundation for our modern understanding of human rights? These two historical documents have of course greatly impacted our understanding of modern human rights. Although I believe there are many more variables than once involved in the debates on human rights; the ideas of liberty that the Declaration
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Whereas, one could argue that the Declaration of Independence is a non-exhaustive list of character flaws. This is because they are discussing rights for men as a whole, but also on an individual basis. The rhetoric used in the Declaration of the Rights of Man is very humanized for the people. Every line has a word that is meant to be describing the people: (society, citizens, man, men, the people). All of these are terms very socially based, and this was not in the Declaration of Independence and prominently as it is in the Declaration of the Rights of …show more content…
In our definition of human rights, we use an approach more closely related to the Declaration of the Rights of Man. In the sense, that we define it more as they did in terms of equality and fairness as stated by the UN: "We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible." (United Nations, 2018). When we begin discussing universal human rights, the debates become more difficult to put to rest. When it comes to universal human rights we adopt more of a style as they used in the Declaration of Independence. It inevitably becomes a discussion more on the structure and legality of our systems. Rather than discussing equalities for individuals, you must discuss issues for humanity as a whole. This is why I do believe that we use these Declarations as a foundation for our modern-day definition of human rights, but have adopted different aspects from each
Whereas, one could argue that the Declaration of Independence is a non-exhaustive list of character flaws. This is because they are discussing rights for men as a whole, but also on an individual basis. The rhetoric used in the Declaration of the Rights of Man is very humanized for the people. Every line has a word that is meant to be describing the people: (society, citizens, man, men, the people). All of these are terms very socially based, and this was not in the Declaration of Independence and prominently as it is in the Declaration of the Rights of …show more content…
In our definition of human rights, we use an approach more closely related to the Declaration of the Rights of Man. In the sense, that we define it more as they did in terms of equality and fairness as stated by the UN: "We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible." (United Nations, 2018). When we begin discussing universal human rights, the debates become more difficult to put to rest. When it comes to universal human rights we adopt more of a style as they used in the Declaration of Independence. It inevitably becomes a discussion more on the structure and legality of our systems. Rather than discussing equalities for individuals, you must discuss issues for humanity as a whole. This is why I do believe that we use these Declarations as a foundation for our modern-day definition of human rights, but have adopted different aspects from each