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The Issue Of Human Rights

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The subject of human rights is a topic that most countries around the world are familiar with and approach in varied ways. The United States of America has a democratic form of government that receives its power from its people, which is in stark contrast to the theocratic system in Iran whose power comes from a group of cleric’s interpretation of the Quran. The U.S. was founded upon a document known as the Constitution of the U.S. and Bill of Rights, while Iran’s government is wholly set forth by extreme Islamic laws. In each, human rights are approached completely different. The U.S. Constitution secures it’s citizen natural human rights as the Declaration of Independence declares the people to be independent of government control and able to obtain rights that are given to every man by his Creator. This document tells that these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is the foundation and principles that allow for each man to work, feed his family, enjoy his faith, and all of the things that make life worth living. The country’s citizens are able to select and vote for leaders, law makers, judges and the President, who oversees all of the states and federal government. On the other hand Iran’s Islamic theocratic government allows for civil law to be dictated by religious rule in the name of a specific deity; in this case, extreme Islamic law. It is a closed system in which free will is secondary to the will of the clerics who interpret the Quran.

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