'Universal Human Rights are a fiction devised by the West in order to legitimise intervention in other areas of the World.' Discuss.

In order for one to answer the above question it is critical of course to establish the meanings of the terminology involved and the stage around which these meanings operate. Our modern perception of human rights and humanitarian intervention are of course open to wide-ranging interpretation and as such it is important to understand from the outset that some individuals, groups and states will consider some meanings more appropriate in describing their own position than …

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