International Law and Human Rights | Quizlet

Cultural Rights

right of group to preserve its culture, language, and economic base

Economic Rights

Rights needed to earn a living and to acquire and transfer property or to produce goods and services.

Social Rights

Rights of social and welfare provision held by all citizens in a national community, including, for example, the right to claim unemployment benefits and sickness payments provided by the state.

intellectual rights

the right of an individual who uses his creative intellectual faculties to produce something and claim it as his own

entitlement

(n) having the right to certain privileges; believing, sometimes without cause, that one deserves or has a right to certain privileges

entitle

to give someone the right to do or have something

inalienable

not able to be taken or given away

asylum

a place of retreat or security

customary

usual, expected, routine

precautionary

taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure

migrant

a worker who moves from place to place to do seasonal work.

refugee

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

fugitive

someone who is running away or escaping

deter

To discourage or prevent from taking action

assemble

to gather with one another in order to express views on public matters

extradite

to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority

torture

the use of brutal, degrading, and disorienting strategies to reduce victims to a state of utter helplessness

humiliation

A feeling of shame or embarrassment

contamination

The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface or visible debris or residues such as dust, hair, and skin.

limited

restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short.

vulnerable

(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

coercive

serving or intended to compel by force or authority

infringe

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

ratify

sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

violate

to break, as a law or a promise

abuse

the physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of one person by another

alleged

reported, supposed

jurisdiction

the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.