Category: LawPart of speech: phraseDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
Menschenrechte
/menschenrechte/Roman
English meaning: Human Rights
Definition
The fundamental rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. Germany's Basic Law begins with 'Human dignity is inviolable' (Article 1) — a direct response to the Nazi Holocaust. Germany is one of the world's strongest advocates for international human rights, the UN, and the International Criminal Court.
Example
“Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar – Artikel 1 des Grundgesetzes.”
In English: “Human dignity is inviolable – Article 1 of the Basic Law.”
Literary Heritage
“Das Gesetz hat noch keinen großen Mann gebildet, aber die Freiheit brütet Kolosse und Extremitäten aus.”
“The law has never made a great man, but freedom hatches colossi and extremities.”
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