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6 months ago in Law and Society , Political Sociology By Trisha
What is the difference between human rights and fundamental rights in legal and sociological terms?
These terms are often used interchangeably in academic writing.However, they appear in different legal and institutional contexts.I want to understand how scholars distinguish between them.
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By Priyanka chopra Answered 4 months ago
 From my experience working across legal and sociological literature, human rights are framed as universal moral claims that apply to all people, regardless of citizenship. I have seen fundamental rights used more narrowly to describe rights guaranteed within a specific constitutional or legal order. I would recommend treating human rights as normative ideals, while fundamental rights are enforceable legal instruments. The distinction matters because it shapes how rights are claimed, protected, and contested in practice.
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