SOME OF THE POSSIBLE MISCONCEPTIONS REGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61837/mbuir010123004kKeywords:
Human Rights, International Law, Human Rights Law, History, Serbian Legal TraditionAbstract
The paper presents a review of human rights in the past with the aim of pointing out common misconceptions and prejudices. The author tries to prove with arguments that: 1) it is not true that human rights did not exist in the past; 2) human rights have not developed constantly and uniformly; 3) human rights did not appear and develop only in Western Europe, in order to spread from there to the whole world; 4) the homeland of human rights is everywhere; 5) developed countries i.e. political, economic and other powers have never really been real champions of human rights. His conclusion is that the acquis of human rights has always existed more or less developed, and that human rights will always exist, in one form or another, while at the same time there has also always been and will be their denial and violation. The question of the degree of their development, protection and respect is always a problem in itself and can be answered only on the occasion of a specific case, after a thorough study of not only legal regulations but also the practice of the respective society.
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