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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Human Rights Nature, Concept, Origin and Development Origin and Development The history of Human Rights, in fact, to the times immemorial, however gained impacts only in recent times. It has formally and universally became recognized only after the formation of 1945, which has, as its central concern, reaffirmed its faith in fundamental Human Rights, in the dignity and worth of human rights at all levels under any circumstances.

The term Human Rights virtually denotes all those rights which are inherent in our nature and without which we can not live as human beings[^28] . Human rights which are essentially individual in character, for they are meant to be enjoyed by individuals constitute a social phenomenon by virtue of those for whom they are intended[^29] . The history of origin and development of Human Rights is very fascinating. The origin of human is traced by some Scholars back to the times of ancient Greeks.

The fact that human rights were recognized as natural rights of man is illustrated by a Greek play Antigone[^30] . Though, the roots for the protection of the rights of man may be traced as for back as in the Babylonian laws. Assyrian laws, Hittite laws and in the all major religions of the world[^31] . In Philosophy, the development of the notion of the natural rights of man was contributed by the stoic philosophers.

They first developed natural law theory and by virtue of it they explained the nature of human rights. i.e. rights which every human beings posses by virtue of being human[^32] .

Generally it is said that the struggle for human rights started in the Western world sometimes in the beginning of 13th century, which is the great English Charter known as Magna Carta was issued but the fact is that this struggle had started even 200 years prior to the issue of this charter determining the rights of the parliament in 1037 AD. After, that, in 1188 Kind Alfonso had accepted in Principle of Habeas Corpus. The Second important document was the draft of Right, 1689.

Other important documents included the English Bill of Rights, 1689, American declaration of indepdence, 1776, French declaration of the Rights of man and of the Citizens, 1789 etc[^33] . Though the established fact is that concept of “Human Rights” was existed, before the “Magna Carta” (Bill of Rights), it self came into existence. However, Magna Carta enjoys the status of a milestone in the history of human rights.