James Griffin’s Critical Approach Toward Human Rights in Relation to The Ottoman Practice

James Griffin’s book “On Human Rights” is a critical account of the global leading imposition human rights experience. Griffin provides systematic outlook universality on basis three key concepts: autonomy, liberty and minimum provision. This article an analysis critique how Ottoman practice duties overlaps differs. According to Rights in last fifty years has become standing symbol Western influence promoting justice, fairness, political freedoms equities as condition be universally respected acknowledged unalienable fundament. A that formed through revolutions major wars couple centuries so vigorous gave birth need protect normative agent described by Griffin. makes philosophical case for concepts Upon further reading one encounters problems practical nature neither offers clear explanation nor functional framework what he believes ought be. does however provide invigorating debate question discourse can uniquely different virtue distinct moral foundations. merely scrutinizes arbitrariness universal declaration being based such dignity instead shared theory. It at this point paper perceives overlap between Griffins The approach individuals may not distinctly labelled rights, yet with personhood.