Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is not true with respect to the Human Rights under the UN Charter?

  1. Human Rights are natural and inalienable.

  2. The existence of Human Rights is independent of positive law.

  3. Human Rights are well<font size="2">-</font>defined under the provisions of the UN Charter.

  4. The UN has the duty to promote universal respect and the observance of Human Rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction.
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Explanation

Whereas human-made law regards law from the position of its origins (i.e. who it was that posited it), positive law regards law from the position of its legitimacy. Thus, the existence of Human Rights is not independent of positive law.

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