Who is prof Makau Mutua?
Who is prof Makau Mutua?
Makau Mutua is a SUNY Distinguished Professor and the Margaret W. Wong Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Law, where he served as dean for seven years, 2008-2014. He teaches international human rights, international business transactions and international law.
What is human rights corpus?
Mutua contends that in fact the human rights corpus, though well meaning, is a Eurocentric construct for the reconstitution of non-Western societies and peoples with a set of culturally biased norms and practices. Only a genuine multicultural approach to human rights can make it truly universal.
What is the SVS metaphor?
The savages-victims-saviors (SVS)construction is a three-dimensional compound metaphor in which each dimension is a metaphor in itself.
What are the 7 core freedoms?
The seven core freedoms of the UDHR are:
- The right to life, liberty and security.
- Freedom of speech.
- Freedom of assembly.
- Freedom of conscience…. Subscribe now to gain full access to this lesson note. Take Me There.
What are the 30 universal human rights?
This simplified version of the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been created especially for young people.
- We Are All Born Free & Equal.
- Don’t Discriminate.
- The Right to Life.
- No Slavery.
- No Torture.
- You Have Rights No Matter Where You Go.
- We’re All Equal Before the Law.
What are the 20 human rights?
Appendix 5: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (abbreviated)
| Article 1 | Right to Equality |
|---|---|
| Article 18 | Freedom of Belief and Religion |
| Article 19 | Freedom of Opinion and Information |
| Article 20 | Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association |
| Article 21 | Right to Participate in Government and in Free Elections |
What are 10 basic human rights?
Rights. This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa.
