Having a right means that others have an obligation to respect that right. It is a privilege that is attained by being exactly what the right pertains to or whom the right is offered to. For example, an “artist’s” rights are for the artist alone, as long as the person is an artist he has those rights, which others have to take into account and comply with fully. Therefore, human rights, refers to rights of anyone who fits under the category of humans. Human rights, has no other distinction except for being human, so there is an equal amount of rights for everyone that is “human”. If there are more rights offered for one person than the other whereas both are under the category of “humans” it is going beyond just human rights and entering a more specific realm of rights. To begin with, rights are not a written code or law, however the laws itself is directly influenced by the rights of certain persons, the law does not directly influence human rights, in terms of existence of new rights. (read full text…)









