Topic > Human Rights Essay - 1117

Rights have been highlighted as fundamental elements of the social order of society. These are moral/legal norms, which aim to protect people from various forms of abuse. The idea of ​​human rights is often taken for granted, these human rights fall into two categories; legal and moral. When considering rights one must consider whether we have any, what these rights are, where they come from, what it means to have rights, and whether or not they are timeless or context-specific. Besides that there are two types of rights that will be examined in relation to gay rights and others in this essay, these are the utilitarian idea and the natural idea. Rights are generally considered a given, especially legal ones. / moral variety. These legal rights refer to rights “that are necessarily enforceable because they exist in law” (Vincent, 2012: 136), these laws that govern us are also called “positive” rights. Moral rights are the things we believe we have a justifiable right to but which can/cannot be enforced by law, as not all are “codified in law” (Vincent, 2012: 136). Rights are also regarded as “rights that belong to all human beings simply because they are human” (Nussbaum, 1997: 273), this links to natural rights since, unlike those of the utilitarian variety, the group does not prosper at the cost than the individual, simply because he has more followers. Furthermore, the question of who has rights has a constant impact on what it means to have rights, as its definition varies from person to person and from society to society. This issue is contested and debated, as it tends to affect the unity of a nation, as demonstrated in the case of gay rights activists and those in or... middle of paper... everything should be can show their affection as they want, since everyone has the right to autonomy in that area of ​​life. Another example would be that of bonobo apes who share 98% of our DNA, conduct life through the use of human mannerisms, and show affection to resolve disputes through homosexual and heterosexual contact. Which provides evolutionary evidence, in favor of homosexuality through the application of natural rights. The debate between whether to follow the utilitarian view of rights or the natural view of rights is one of the many conundrums associated with rights, which include; whether we have rights, what those rights are, where they come from, and whether or not they are timeless or context-specific. These impact both natural and utilitarian rights in how they shape the human mind, our values, morals and ethics.