Human Rights and Development:China's Contributions Based on a Larger Concept of Human Rights

The Western liberal view of global governance can no longer effectively address the challenges facing the world today or respond to the demands of developing countries in the fields of human rights and development.Meanwhile,the United Nations human rights and development agenda also has its limitations.Against such a backdrop,China's path of human rights development has avoided the trap of human rights confrontation and the clash of civilizations.It has set an example of complementarity and positive interaction between human rights and development by unifying collective human rights with individual human rights and integrating the universality and particularity of human rights.Xi Jinping,general secretary of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Central Committee,delivered a speech at the 37th group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on China's Path of Human Rights Development.This elevated China's human rights development to a new historical height.Practice has proved that China's concept and path of human rights in the new era have not only effectively promoted the development of its human rights cause,but also contributed Chinese wisdom to the global cause of human rights and development with a larger concept of human rights.Under the framework of the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind,the Belt and Road Initiative,and the Global Development Initiative,China has contributed to enhancing the discourse power of developing countries in human rights and building a fairer,more just,more reasonable and more inclusive system for global human rights governance.

Human Rights in Civil Judicial Documents:Conception and Function

Traditional human rights theory tends to hold that human rights should be aimed at defending public authority and that the legal issue of human rights is a matter of public law.However,the development of human rights concepts and practices is not just confined to this.A textual search shows that the term“human rights”exists widely in China’s civil judicial documents.Among the 3,412 civil judicial documents we researched,the concept of“human rights”penetrates all kinds of disputes in lawsuits,ranging from property rights,contracts,labor,and torts to marital property,which is embedded in both the claims of the parties concerned and the reasoning of judges.Human rights have become the discourse and yardstick for understanding and evaluating social behavior.The widespread use of the term“human rights”in civil judicial documents reflects at least three concepts related to human rights:first,the rights to subsistence and development are the primary basic human rights;second,the judicial protection of human rights is a bottom-line guarantee;third,the protection of human rights aims to achieve equal rights.Today,judges quote the theory of human rights in judicial judgments from time to time,evidencing that human rights have a practical function in judicial adjudication activities,and in practice this is mainly manifested in declaring righteous values and strengthening arguments with the values and ideas related to human rights,using the provisions concerning human rights in the Constitution to interpret the constitutionality,and using the principles of human rights to interpret blurred rules and rank the importance of different rights.

The International Communication of Chinese Concept of Human Rights in the New Era

The Chinese concept of human rights serves as the core value of China’s path of human rights development,guiding the comprehensive advancement of China’s human rights cause and providing Chinese wisdom for the development of human rights cause worldwide.Throughout the development process of China’s human rights cause in the new era,the international communication of the Chinese concept of human rights has achieved positive results and played an essential role in the international human rights discourse struggle,external exchanges on human rights,and the transformation of international human rights mechanisms.However,it also faces challenges such as the dominance of Western human rights concepts,the marginalization of the Chinese concept of human rights,the incomplete establishment of China’s external discourse system on human rights,and constraints on international communication channels.Therefore,in the new era,it is crucial to address the weaknesses in the international communication of the Chinese concept of human rights,optimize communication channels,and enhance its international influence.

The Protection of Human Rights in the Construction of Barrier-free Environment--Viewed from the perspective of the Marxist Human Rights Concept

The construction of a barrier-free environment contains a rich connotation of human rights protection,and is closely related to the study of human rights protection in China.With the evolution of the concept of barrier-free design and the expansion of its beneficiary groups,constructing a barrier-free environment has become a basic task that benefits all members of society and meets the public needs of all the people,with its core goal expanding from the protection of the rights of the disabled to the protection of the basic rights and interests of all members of society.Building a barrier-free environment from the perspective of the Marxist human rights concept is conducive to safeguarding the people’s right to subsistence and development,and at the same time,it satisfies their demand for the right to pursue a high-quality and better life and reflects the common vision of everyone in society fully enjoying human rights.promoting the construction of a barrier-free environment in terms of legal protection based on China’s institutional advantages can improve and innovate the country’s legislation on the construction of a barrier-free environment,so as to play an exemplary and guiding role in enhancing the international barrier-free level and enable all people to enjoy the good life created through the drive to build a barrier-free environment.

On the Identity of Personality and the Concept of Human

The concept of"human"is essential in bioethics.Generally speaking,the concept of"human"is related to the identity of personality.This paper systematically discusses the concept of"personality identity"and"human"by Locke,Parfit and Kant.In comparison,Locke views self-awareness or reason as the key element of any appropriate concepts of"human".On the basis of Locke's viewpoint,Parfit makes explanation of the identity of personality,and points out that personality identity should be connected with physical and psychological continuity.This view has been a progress but still has a utility thought.Therefore,the understanding of the concept of"human"is not entirely out of its species,and should be deeply based on our own as the main body of the concept.

“Harmony”Concept and China's Human Rights

What is summarized as'harmony is of paramount importance' is a most prominent philosophical approach embraced by China's Confucian culture. This is an extension of the approach summarized as 'the people are of paramount importance.' It calls for harmonious human relations, obliging one to respect others' rights and interests while protecting the rights and interests of one's own. Harmony as a philosophical approach manifests itself, in many ways, in the realm of human rights in China today. To name just a few: the country's political system of multi-party cooperation under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, harmony that prevails between different religions in the country, and the country's call for international dialogue and cooperation to promote the human rights cause. As a fine Chinese tradition, this philosophical approach is being carried forward.

“The 10th Anniversary of the Blue Book on Human Rights and the Concepts,Discourses and Theories of Human Rights in China” Symposium Summary

The China Society of Human Rights Studies and the Human Rights Research Center at Nankai University jointly hosted a seminar on"The 10th Anniversary of the Blue Book on Human Rights and the Chinese Human Rights Concept,Discourse and Theory"on December 19th,2020.Experts at the meeting expressed their views and discussed the organization,style,and system of the Blue Book on Human Rights;the concept,expression,and dissemination of the Chinese human rights discourse;the paradigm,principle,and structure of the Chinese human rights theory;and the objectives,paths,and development of the Chinese human rights enterprise.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE IN TRADITIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONCEPTS OF CHINA AND WEST

As the process of economic globalization gathers momentum, dialogue between different cultures has become extremely important. There should be dialogue between the Chinese and Western cultures under the principle of equality and mutual respect and understanding to increase consensus for mutual development.

The Application of“Humanized”Concept in Urban Road Design

In order to promote the development of urban roads,enhance urban road design,and fully maximize the role of urban roads,this study first discusses the fundamental requirements of urban road design,the“humanized”concept in urban road design,and the importance of“humanized”urban road design,as well as proposes several“humanized”design strategies for urban roads as references.

On Some of US Human Rights Concepts——A Tentative Analysis

With the advent of the era of economic globalization, the United States has intensified its human rights cultural expansion as the base of its human rights diplomacy. Some people in the United States are trumpeting about "human rights dialogue" to engage in "transnational civil society" movement to sell "universalism." This new development in the US human rights culture merits full attention. This paper tries to make an initial analysis of this development for discussion with experts and scholars.

Human Rights Ideas and Concepts in Traditional Chinese Culture

Does the traditional Chinese culture embrace human rights? If so, in what ways? Questions of this sort are not only of academic concern but also of public interest. With this in mind, Yun Xiang had an interview with Prof. Huang Nansen of Beijing University, a famous Chinese scholar in the studies of humanity and traditional cultures and values.

From the Subjectivity of Human Rights to the Universality of Human Rights——A Preliminary Interpretation of the Theory on the Subjectivity of Human Rights

Universality is one of the essential characteristics of human rights, but there is a substantive difference between idealism and realism in understanding the concept of universality of human rights. The concepts of radical universality and strong universality based on the concept of natural human rights are too idealistic and thus have a high risk of being alienated into a tool of international re-pression in practice. On the contrary, the theory on the subjectivity of human rights can effectively defuse this risk brought about by radical universality and strong universality. Advocating a transition from the universality of human rights to the subjectivity of human rights not only keeps in line with the actual construction process of international human rights, but can also effectively interpret the practical difficul-ties in the realization process of international human rights. Therefore, it can be used as another alternative theory on human rights beyond the theory of natural human rights.

Law Popularizing Promotes Human Rights Concepts

Anationwide drive of mass education in law has been gathering momentum since 1986, targeting at all citizens who are able to learn. This is, in fact, a government-driven campaign to improve citizens’ law awareness so that they will be law-abiding while good at using laws to protect

Concept and Feasibility of Offering Human Rights Courses in China's Institutions of Higher Learning

Doubtlessly, the term ＂human rights＂ has become a world language in the 21st century. China has written ＂The state respects and protects human rights＂ into its constitution, thus opening up a new period of constitutional construction and human rights cause. This great term ＂human rights＂ does not only contain specific rights that can be put into practice but also carry dignity, equality, freedom and other value systems and moral requirements.

Analyzing Concepts of Human Rights with an Asian Accent

Let＇s suppose we were in the early Twentieth Century, trying to answer the ques- tion： What will be the mostimportant things that will happen in this century？ You may think about the ＂rise of the United States,＂ or the long-lived British Empire. The development of new energy might have come to mind as well. However, you may neither have imagined the invention of nuclear weapons, nor the development of space technol- ogy. Few may have anticipated the establishment of communist regimes and the rise of democracy later.

The Development of the Concept of Human Rights in the United Nations

Introductory Remarks Nobody denies that the West was the cradle of the concept of human rights. Since the American and French revolutions of the end of the eigh- teenth century, the human rights were centered on the individual. Human rights were considered to be individual rights. However, within the expression ＂human rights,＂ the word ＂human,＂ meaning individual human beings, was during a rather long time understood in a rather narrow sense.

人工智能时代人权治理观念的三重革新

随着人工智能时代的来临,不仅人权保障制度经历变革,影响各项制度实施的人权治理观念也面临革新。这种革新至少存在三重维度:第一重维度是从结果导向到过程治理的革新,第二重维度是从单一治理到综合治理的革新,第三重维度是从自由主义到发展主义的革新。这三重革新互相影响、层层递进,第二重革新伴随着第一重革新而来,第三重革新在受到前两重革新推动的同时又构成前两重革新的基础。由此,人工智能促进人权治理观念革新的三重维度最终可归为一个主题,即动态、经验、全面的发展主义人权观对静态、先验、片面的自由主义人权观的超越。

共生理念下的户外人宠互动产品设计

近年来,随着养宠人数的显著增加,宠物逐渐成为人类生活中不可或缺的伙伴。为进一步构建积极的人宠关系,营造和谐的人宠互动氛围,文章基于共生理论探索户外人宠互动产品的创新设计。结合当前宠物的生存现状及宠物用品的发展情况,文章对人宠互动行为进行了需求分析,并提出了户外人宠互动产品的设计要素、设计策略和设计定位,以营造和谐的人宠互动场景。在提高宠物生存质量的同时,提升人类的参与体验,有针对性地解决当前环境中宠物狗缺乏外出游玩条件及优质环境的问题,形成“人—宠物—环境”之间的良性循环,构建完善的人宠互动产品体系。

关于Human Library概念本质的两点思考

通过Human Library概念本质的理论剖析,指出其具有丰富的人文内涵、泛社会属性及普遍的可操作性;通过与现有多种社会人际沟通与知识共享方式的对比,指出其巨大的未来发展潜能。

人类命运共同体理念对马克思共同体思想的守正创新

马克思从唯物史观出发提出了共同体思想。习近平总书记在当前的时代背景下,提出了人类命运共同体理念。人类命运共同体理念作为全新的价值取向,与马克思共同体思想一同深深植根于唯物史观之中。它强调了生产力的高度发展和全球各国之间的广泛交流是实现人类自由全面发展的基础,并对全人类的未来和命运表达了深切的关注。结合时代发展,融合中华优秀传统文化,人类命运共同体理念将马克思共同体思想落到当代实践之中。在思维模式、基本指向以及实践路径等多个层面上,成功地实现了对马克思共同体思想在新时代的重大突破。