MAY A GOVERNMENT, OR EMPLOYER, CONSTRUCT A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE RULE OR PRACTICE WHICH VIOLATES A PERSON’S NATURAL LAW RIGHTS OF PRIVACY AND LIBERTY?
This book discusses the written and unwritten boundaries of governmental, and employer, powers. In America, we employ constitutional rights such as due process, the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, the right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment, the right of privacy and the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We also have statutory laws, rules and regulations which protect us in employment and housing, for example. Some legal boundaries, however, vary to an extent from culture to culture, nation to nation. Nevertheless, certain boundaries are universally considered to be absolute.
What are the inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? What is the ultimate origin of such ’natural law’ for humans? Are legitimate boundaries of governmental (or employer) action definable in absolute terms, or is reference to historical events required in order to shape the concept of human rights? Are human rights the same as ethical duties to others? What role, if any, have world religions played in the origin and shaping of natural law? What use is there for natural law in the absence of an effective means of enforcement of the resulting human rights? Can nations legitimately subvert human rights under the auspices of national security interests, and if so, to what extent? How do American Courts deal with natural law? How are standards of human rights abuses evolving with current events?
Answers to these important questions are the focus and subject matter of NATURAL LAW AND INALIENABLE HUMAN RIGHTS, and create A Pathway to Freedom and Liberty.
Innehållsförteckning
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One | Philosophy and Natural Law
American versus Islamic Law
Ancient Philosophers
Contemporary Philosophical Theories of Natural Law
Chapter Two | Rights Against King and Country
Developing Societies
Magna Carta
America’s Constitutional Foundation
United Nations Proclamations
Chapter Three | The Beginnings Prehistoric Times
Weapons
Natural Law Right of Self-Preservation
Chapter Four | Religious Influence
Ancient Egypt
Christianity
Hindu Religion
Bay Colony-Salem, Massachusetts
Chapter Five| All’s Fair in War?
National Security Interests and Fog of War
The Holocaust and Nuremberg
The Tokyo Trial
The My Lai Massacre
Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet
Chemical and Biological Warfare
The Covid-19 Global Pandemic
Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
Torture
Chapter Six | The Role of Positive Law and the Judiciary in Natural Law
Origin of the Right to Act in Self-preservation is in Natural Law
Scope of Natural Law
Natural Law as ’Absolutism’ and an Abolishment of Democracy
The Courts Step In
The Length of a Piece of String
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions
International reach of United States to Enforce Natural Law/Human Rights
International Courts
Concluding Remarks
Chapter Seven | Evolving Standards of Human Rights Abuse
The Israel-Palestine War of 2023
Compelled Inoculations
The Coretta Miller EDD Case
Right of Privacy
The Case Against the EUA Covid-19 Vaccines
Nuremberg Code
Chapter Eight | Pathways to Enduring Freedom and Liberty
Om författaren
JACK FORBES was born and raised in Long Beach California. He graduated from Long Beach Wilson High School with Honors and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree, Dean’s List, in Political Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Jack received his Juris Doctor Degree, Cum Laude, from Pepperdine University, School of Law. Jack is the writer, producer, publisher and vocalist on three albums of music on internet websites around the world: WARNING One False Move; WARNING Dangerous Moves; and WARNING Road to Somewhere. His fourth album is well underway. Jack is an accomplished, professional television and film actor. He surfs, plays badminton, snow skies and plays ice hockey, among other sports.