General Overview of The Historical Development of Human Rights in International Law

Yıl 2025, Sayı: 1, 1 - 23, 30.06.2025

Ahmet Bilgin Barış Akkaya

Öz

The issue of human rights has been discussed for centuries in different civilizations, sometimes directly and sometimes indirectly. Evolution has occurred not only in human's physical appearance but also in his mind and perspective. For this reason, human rights have appeared in many historical scenes until today. Humanity has wanted to protect the rights and responsibilities it has by nature, no matter where and how. This form of protection or ownership has hosted different practices of states or communities until it took on its modern appearance. This study, which was prepared considering that the issue of human rights is the umbrella of all legal principles, focuses on how this concept of rights, which dates back centuries, evolved.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Human Rights Law , International Law , Universality , Natural Law , Positivist Law

ULUSLARARASI HUKUKTA İNSAN HAKLARININ TARİHİ GELİŞİMİNE GENEL BAKIŞ

Öz

İnsan hakları, yüzyıllar boyunca farklı medeniyetler ve uygarlıklar nezdinde kimi zaman doğrudan kimi zaman da dolaylı yollardan tartışılmıştır. Evrim sadece insanın fiziksel görünüşünde değil zihninde ve bakış açısında da gerçekleşmiştir. Bu sebeple günümüze gelene kadar insan hakları birçok farklı tarih sahnesinde karşımıza çıkmaktadır. İnsanoğlu doğası gereği sahip olduğu hakları ve sorumlulukları nerede ve nasıl olursa olsun korumak istemiştir. Bu koruma ya da sahiplenme şekli modern görüntüsünü alana kadar devletlerin ya da toplulukların farklı uygulamalarına ev sahipliği yapmıştır. İnsan hakları konusunun tüm hukuk prensiplerinin çatısı olduğu düşünülerek hazırlanan bu çalışmada, yüzyıllar öncesine dayanan bu hak kavramının nasıl evrimleştiği üzerinde durulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İnsan Hakları Hukuku , Uluslararası Hukuk , Evrensellik , Doğal Hukuk , Pozitivist Hukuk

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