Rights in an Economically Globalizing World

Human rights and globalization are a universal concept. Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings irrespective of their religion, colour, ethnic origin, etc. We all are equally entitled to our human rights. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible. These rights are often guaranteed by law in the form of treaties, international laws etc. These laws laid down internationally guide the government to act in a certain way. This helps in protecting the human rights of an individual. Globalisation means the world is increasingly integrated into one capitalist political economy operating under a neo-liberal free market ideology. It has created a borderless global market. This has led to competitive nature not just amongst companies but also amongst the nations. This competitiveness is based on the comparative advantage between countries. In this paper we study the growth of human rights universally and the relationship between human rights and globalization. We focus on the negative relationship between the two and a step by step growth of human right from human rights to human rights law.