Human Rights Culture

1. The concept of human rights
2. The culture of human rights- the core and necessity.
3. Human rights- Characteristics
4. Human rights - patterns
5. Human rights in Islamic law
6. Human rights in historical declarations
7. Human Rights in International Law
8. The national human rights system
 
 
1. The concept of human rights

There is no universal definition of human rights, as many definitions have been given, the most prominent of them are:

René Cassin's definition: It is a special branch of the social sciences specializing in the study of relations between people, based on human dignity by identifying the rights and privileges necessary for the prosperity of the person.

Others define it as the set of rights and demands that all human beings must be fulfilled on an equal basis and without distinction between them.
The human rights are defined as: global guarantees established under international law to protect individuals and groups against their governments.

The main elements that can be derived from this definition are shown in the following:
Human rights have been placed into international standards, due to the international community's concern with this issue, which is no longer the exclusive domain of national legal systems.
 
These standards are a set of guarantees that protect individuals and groups against their governments.
These rights are based on human dignity and non-discrimination.
It is prescribed under international law agreements, declarations, recommendations, guidelines, model rules, codes, etc...

• Its ultimate goal is to free man from fear and poverty.

A proposed definition of human rights: a set of universal guarantees established under international law to protect individuals and groups from any violations or abuses, whatever their source, so as to promote and respect the human dignity inherent in humans, and liberate them from fear and poverty.
 
2. The culture of human rights - the core and necessity
 
The culture of human rights is a complex system based on three pillars:
Knowledge, awareness, behavior.
 
Knowledge: on human rights in accordance with what was mentioned in international human rights documents, internal legislation, and its principles in Islamic law, historical declarations, and other data and information about the human rights movement locally, regionally, and internationally, at both governmental and non-governmental levels.

Awareness: on these rights in the sense of realizing their importance and the risks of violating them, and their necessities to achieve the humanity of individuals and the development of society.

Behavior: means practice, and daily attitudes in dealing with others, on the basis of respect for human rights, values for their protection, with respect from both the individual and society.