General Information
Human rights are rights that are derived from and justified by the dignity of every human being. These rights are inalienable, indivisible and indispensable. All human beings, regardless of where they live and regardless of how they live, are entitled to these rights. They therefore embody a type of global fundamental right.
Basic human rights are universally valid. They are established both in national legal systems – for instance in the basic rights of Germany’s Basic Law – as well as in international treaties such as the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Thus, on the basis of these legal instruments, they can also function as enforceable rights.
