THERAPUTIC

MODALITIES
CRI 416

Prof. M
 CRI 416

ULOa

PART 1
 HUMAN RIGHTS
Those rights which are inherent in our

nature and without which, we cannot live as

human beings. It allows us to develop and

use our human qualities, intelligence,

talents and conscience and to satisfy our

spiritual and other needs.

Below are the basic
characteristics of
HUMAN RIGHTS
Inherent

1.Not granted by any person or

authority
Fundamental
2.Without them, the life and

dignity of man will be

meaningless.
Inalienable
3.cannot be rightfully taken away

from a free individual. Cannot be

given away or be forfeited.

Imprescriptible

4.cannot be lost even if man fails to

use or assert them, even by a long

passage of time.
Indivisible

5.Not capable of being divided.

Cannot be denied even when other

rights have already been enjoyed.

Universal

6.It applies irrespective of one’s

origin, status, or condition or place

where one lives. Rights can be

enforced without national border

Interdependent

7. The fulfillment or exercise of one

cannot be had without the

realization of the other.

Human Rights Principles:
T H E D I G N I T Y O F M A N A N D H U M A N L I F E I S I N V I O L A B L E .

F R O M T H E D I G N I T Y O F M A N I S D E R I V E D T H E R I G H T O F E V E R Y

P E R S O N T O F R E E D E V E L O P M E N T O F H I S P E R S O N A L I T Y .

A L E G I T I M A T E S T A T E S H O U L D E X I S T T O A S S U R E T H A T I N T H E

D I S C H A R G E O F T H E G O V E R N M E N T A L F U N C T I O N S , T H E D I G N I T Y

T H A T I S T H E B I R T H R I G H T O F E V E R Y H U M A N B E I N G I S D U L Y

S A F E G U A R D E D .
 Classification of Rights:

1. Natural Rights- God-given rights, acknowledged by everybody

to be morally good. Unwritten, but prevail as norms of the society.

2. Constitutional Rights- Conferred and protected by the

constitution and which cannot be modified or taken away by the

law-making body.

3. Statutory Rights- Those rights which are provided by law

promulgated by the law-making body. May be abolished by the

body that created them.

 Stages of Human Rights

1.Idealization- Notions about human rights start in the realm of the

ideas that reflect a consciousness against oppression or inadequate

performance of the State.

2.Positivism- Where the support for the ideas become strong, and

thus incorporate into legal instruments.

3.Realization- When these rights are already being enjoyed by the

citizens by the transformation of the social, economic, and political

order.
 Three Obligations of State Parties

1.Obligation to respect

Article 2(1) of the ICCPR contain this obligation

Indicates that the negative character of civil and political rights,

commanding the State to refrain from restricting the exercise of

these rights is not expressly allowed.

 Three Obligations of State Parties

2. Obligation to ensure

Article 2(1) of the ICCPR also encompasses this obligation, that

State parties must be proactive to enable individuals to enjoy

their rights.

Article 2(2) of the ICCPR points out that to provide for effective

remedy to victims of human rights, it must adopt executive,

judicial and legislative measures.

 Three Obligations of State Parties

1.Obligation to protect

- to prevent private individuals, groups, or entities from interfering

with the individual’s civil and political rights.

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PART 1

Prof. M