Relational Rights have just released a discussion paper which you can see below, entitled ‘Relational Rights: A world-inclusive and relationships affirming understanding of the rights of every human person’.
This book is a fascinating conversation starter. It postulates that Human Rights as they are known and legislated for fail to account for interpersonal relationships through a myopic individualistic interpretation. Looking at the main religious worldviews, they argue that each values relatedness, and so a series of relational rights would better allow for the resolution of conflict that leads to lasting change that is sensitive to the fabric of the society in which the change is needed.
“This paper proposes Relational Rights as a distinct understanding of the rights of the human person understood, as interdependent and in relationships with other persons. These are rights that protect not merely individuals as atomised persons but persons in their relationships with others. They are premised on the understanding that human beings are necessarily reliant upon each other, even for sustenance, and more importantly, that the human person is intrinsically relational. Put simply, Relational Rights are based on the understanding that the healthier human relationships are, the better off human beings are.”
If you would like to find out more, or join the conversation about relational rights, you can find a copy of their discussion paper, or by clicking on the image below.
