Some political principles are, Human Rights above all.
What puts human rights above other political principles such as non-interventionism? From my view point such things as NI, and I are simply means that wish to bring about an indirect end. Why should human rights be respected?
You are seriously asking that ?
yes? What is wrong with asking a simple question? I'd rather hear someone's elses reasons than my own.
Well, if you are interested in a so evident question...
The best, and actually the only way to set universal principles to ensure a fair society is using Rawls' method : you have to immagine what would people agree about, if they didn't know anything about their position in such societies, nor are infuentiated by cultural principles. Such people would certainly reach a consesus leading to concilitae individual freedom with the guarantee that the stronger won't oppress the weaker. Human rights provide this. When I say human rights, I mean their broad conception : the original HRs (freedom of expression, equality before the law, security, property, protection against arbitrary decisions, democracy...) but also the new social rights that have been added since 1948 (right to work, to health, social justice...). these principles are fair because they are good
independently to particular cases : because someone who doesn't know if he is privileged or not would accept them.
