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0 pointsazth3y ago0 comments

Who dictates "human rights"?

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Most human rights seem pretty universal to me and really not that hard to determine, but at the end, it's the country that hosts the company, isn't it?

azthOP3y ago

That's a hand wavy answer that won't hold up to scrutiny. In some cultures, human sacrifice was permitted and seen as normal and acceptable. I think you would consider that a violation of human rights, but based on what?

I agree that companies should be forced to abide by the local laws and norms.

bmitc3y ago

I think the keyword there is “some”. Extreme edge cases matter in things like mathematics, but they rarely make a compelling argument for fringe socioeconomic policies or viewpoints or enumerating human rights.

For my own sentiment, referenced as hand wavy, it is not that hard to let people do what they want with their own life as long as it does not hurt or infringe upon others’ rights. Is that really that difficult of a rubric to follow?

For the original question, I already answered that explicitly.

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bmitc3y ago

Most human rights seem pretty universal to me and really not that hard to determine, but at the end, it's the country that hosts the company, isn't it?

azthOP3y ago

I agree that companies should be forced to abide by the local laws and norms.

bmitc3y ago

For the original question, I already answered that explicitly.

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