| Human Rights, simply put, are defined as the rights as | | | | negative impact of globalization as well. Come to |
| well as freedoms to which all humans are entitled. | | | | think of the fact that powerful transnational |
| This is how the Houghton Mifflin Company defined | | | | corporations are given the chance to market their |
| this concept. This concept resulted to The Universal | | | | goods and services worldwide. In this regard, human |
| Declaration of Human Rights as declared by the | | | | rights practice may be violated. |
| United Nations on December 10, 1948. | | | | 2. In an article entitled Business and Human Rights, |
| Forty-one years after this declaration, in 1989, | | | | the author reiterated that globalization indeed change |
| globalization came in. This was the time when the | | | | the world we are currently living in. Part of that |
| Berlin Wall was removed. It is noted as the major | | | | change is the new and complex challenges for human |
| development in society as stressed by Peter Schwab | | | | rights protection. |
| and Adamantia Polis in their book "Human Rights: New | | | | 3. Ming Tsang Chai of the National Taipei University |
| Perspectives, New Realities". | | | | Department of Sociology also analyzed the |
| Human Rights and Globalization – The Relationship | | | | relationship between these two concepts in a paper |
| Putting these two concepts together, one may | | | | entitled "Does Globalization Affect Human Well |
| always wonder about the real impact of globalization | | | | Being?" In his paper, the professor found out that |
| on human rights. In fact, the topic on human rights | | | | political globalization provides positive impacts but |
| and globalization spurred a lot of questions, doubts | | | | social and economic globalization is more unfavorable |
| and arguments. One question was posted by Dr. | | | | than favorable for some aspects. |
| Samir Naim-Ahmed. In his paper, he asked this: | | | | Other Resources on the Impact of Globalization on |
| "Would globalization have an effect on human rights | | | | Human Rights |
| practices as covered in the Universal Declaration of | | | | 1. The Social Impact of Globalization in the Developing |
| Human Rights as well as the other UN agreements | | | | Countries written in 2006 by Eddy Lee and Marco |
| pertaining to: civil and political rights; economic, social | | | | Vivarelli |
| and cultural rights; and the declaration on the right of | | | | 2. Criticism of Globalization: Positive and Negative |
| development?" | | | | Aspects by Prof. Abadelhadi Boutaleb written for the |
| There are many experts who have analyzed such | | | | Journal Islam Today |
| question and they have provided different answers. | | | | 3. Globalization and Health, the Right Prescription? as |
| 1. Dr. Samair Naim Ahmed himself, in his paper, | | | | published in The International Development Research |
| pointed out that globalization is intended to have a | | | | Centre Science of Humanity |
| free flow of goods, people and capital from one part | | | | 4. Engaging in Globalization: Implications for Gender |
| of the world to another. With this said, people will be | | | | Relations written for the United Nations Division for |
| able to practice human rights as part of UN's | | | | the Advancement of Women during the year 1999 |
| declaration. In fact, he said that globalization is | | | | 5. Globalization, a Mixed Blessing for Human Rights, |
| bringing prosperity in each part of the globe. | | | | Experts Say published in the United Nations University |
| In dispute to this good point, Ahmed noted a | | | | 6. |