Are Women's Rights Universal?

Ljudska prava su neizostavni temelji za pružanje dostojanstvenog života. Postoji više pristupa koji pokušaju objasniti opravdanje ljudskih prava. John Rawls konstruira ljudska prava iz načela pravednosti dok ih Robert Nozick temelji na prirodnim pravima. Veliki dio današnje politike, a posebno zapadne kulture, promovira ljudska prava za sve. No, sagledamo li povijest, znamo da to nije uvijek bio slučaj. Žene su kontinuirano bile marginalizirani dio društva za koje prava nisu vrijedila. O pravima žena se počelo pričati relativno nedavno. Ubacimo li pojmove – univerzalizam i kulturni relativizam – u kontekst ženskih prava, priča se dodatno problematizira. Martha Nussbaum je unutar svoje teorije spojila univerzalne norme s ljudskim pravima koju naziva teorija na temelju sposobnosti.Human rights are indispensable foundations for the provision of a dignified life. There are numerous approaches that try to explain the justification of human rights. John Rawls argued that human rights are constructed from the principle of justice, while Robert Nozick based them on natural rights. Much of today’s politics, especially pertaining to the Western civilization, advocate for universal human rights. However, if we examine the historic context of this idea, we quickly realize that this wasn't always the case. Women were continuously being marginalized, and equal rights did not apply to them. Discussions about women's rights started relatively recently. If we examine the terms „universalism“ and „cultural relativism“ in a context of women's rights, the matter gets even more complex. Martha Nussbaum combined the universal norms with the human rights, which she called The Capability Approach