Rights to development and world politics

Right to Development (RTD) was introduced as one of several rights belonging to third generation of human rights. The first generation consisted of civil and political rights conceived as freedom from state abuse. The second generation consisted of economic, social, and cultural rights, claims made against exploiters and oppressors. The third generation consisted of solidarity rights belonging to people and covering global concerns like development, environment, humanitarian assistance, peace, communication, and common heritage The present paper explores Rights to development in all its dimensions