Chapter 1
Rights & beliefs:
Belief:
- an idea that a person holds as being true Rights:
- is a mental state or attitude - set of rules that govern behaviour of
- a personal conviction individuals or groups in a society
- can come from different sources, including; - legal or societal guarantees
- own experiences
- acceptance of cultural & societal norms
- what other people say
Rights & Moral:
Morals:
- depend on the ethical standards of the community Rights:
- not legally enforced by the state - refer to legal, social, or ethical principles of
- violation of morals doesn’t entail legal punishment freedom or entitlement that are guaranteed to
- are based on our morality, justice or conscience an individual or grope by law, tradition or
- are not guaranteed by any legal authority custom.
- tell us what’s right or wrong - are legally protected
- rules made by society
Rights & Values:
Values:
- rules by which we make decisions about
- right & wrong
- should & shouldn’t
- good & bad
- belief develops into a value
- values must be articulate in order to make decisions that are
- clear
- rational
- responsible
- consistent
Legal Rights:
- secured by the state & guaranteed through its laws - no rights are absolute
- defined as claims recognized by the state - no rights are inherent in nature of a man
- enforced by the state through police & courts - rights are relative to the law of land
- embodied in the constitution - the state declares the law, guarantees &
enforces it
Rights & beliefs:
Belief:
- an idea that a person holds as being true Rights:
- is a mental state or attitude - set of rules that govern behaviour of
- a personal conviction individuals or groups in a society
- can come from different sources, including; - legal or societal guarantees
- own experiences
- acceptance of cultural & societal norms
- what other people say
Rights & Moral:
Morals:
- depend on the ethical standards of the community Rights:
- not legally enforced by the state - refer to legal, social, or ethical principles of
- violation of morals doesn’t entail legal punishment freedom or entitlement that are guaranteed to
- are based on our morality, justice or conscience an individual or grope by law, tradition or
- are not guaranteed by any legal authority custom.
- tell us what’s right or wrong - are legally protected
- rules made by society
Rights & Values:
Values:
- rules by which we make decisions about
- right & wrong
- should & shouldn’t
- good & bad
- belief develops into a value
- values must be articulate in order to make decisions that are
- clear
- rational
- responsible
- consistent
Legal Rights:
- secured by the state & guaranteed through its laws - no rights are absolute
- defined as claims recognized by the state - no rights are inherent in nature of a man
- enforced by the state through police & courts - rights are relative to the law of land
- embodied in the constitution - the state declares the law, guarantees &
enforces it
