Human Right Human right what a complicated term to interpret? I believe it is an open interpretation for everyone across from cultures, religions and philosophies. Yesterday, the Commonwealth agrees

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Lize Chan

Human Right Human right what a complicated term to interpret? I believe it is an open interpretation for everyone across from cultures, religions and philosophies. Yesterday, the Commonwealth agrees to pay Manus Island detainees $70 million in class action settlement and it is the biggest pay out in Australia’s history. The asylum seekers claimed they were illegally detained and harmed on Manus Island, and they were asking for justice to be done and must be resettled in Australia immediately. For the 1900 asylum seekers, the amount of money will be distributed individually even some of them already returned to their own countries. Funny thing is if they already back to where they came from that means their claimed for asylum seekers were not legitimate, why the Commonwealth is still liable? If the doctrine of precedent has been laid down, I would feel sorry for the victimised countries by the fact that they did not invite the asylum seekers to come to their countries but they just trespassed. The countries have forced to absorb the heavily burden without having a chance to say “no”. I can’t see why it was a problem to move the asylum seekers to somewhere for processing to verify their claims. Imagine, if someone went into your house without your permission and you could not ask them to leave, but have an obligation to look after them, and if they did not satisfy your service you had to pay them for compensation. End up you are the vulnerable person. What a crazy world! Furthermore, if human right is concern about dignity, I think, there are many people in the world are eligible to claim for compensation from their government. For example, in the poverty countries where children cannot afford to go to school but go to the landfill to look for something that allows them to generate a small income to support their living. In addition, many people in the world cannot afford to keep a roof over his head and food in his fridge. They can sue their government for not taking care for its citizen, if the doctrine is applied. Then consequently, the law firm business will be boost up.

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Human Rights (Part Two)

If the precedent doctrine of precedent has been laid down, I would feel sorry for the victimised countries by the fact that they did not invite the asylum seekers to come to their countries but they just trespassed. The countries have are forced to absorb the heavy burden without having a chance to say “no”. I can’t see why it was a problem to move the asylum seekers to somewhere for processing to verify their claims.

Imagine, if someone trespassed on your property went into your house without your permission and you could not ask them to leave, but have an obligation to look after them, and if they did were not satisfied with your service, you had to pay them for compensation. You end up being the vulnerable person. What a crazy world!

Furthermore, if human rights is all concern about dignity, I think there are many people in the world who are eligible to claim file for compensation from their government. For example, in the poverty countries there are poor countries where children cannot afford to go to school but have to go to the landfill to look for something that allows them to generate a small income to support their living.

In addition, many people in the world cannot afford to keep a roof over their his head and food in their his fridges. They can sue their government for not taking care for its their citizens, if the doctrine is applied.

Then Consequently, business in the law firms will flourish be boost up.

Hi Lize,

Just a little suggestion for your last sentence:

We can "boost" someone's confidence; our business can "prosper" or "flourish"; an animal species can "thrive" when there are no predators; we can "lift" someone's spirits.

Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Lance

Human Rights (Part One)

Human rights. what a complicated term Is it a complicated / complex (1) term to interpret? I believe it is an open the interpretation is open for everyone across different from cultures, religions and philosophies.

Yesterday, the Commonwealth agreed (2) to pay Manus Island detainees $70 million in class action settlement and it is the biggest payout in Australian history.

The asylum seekers claimed they were illegally detained and harmed / abused on Manus Island, and they were asking for justice to be done served (3)and insisted that they must be resettled in Australia immediately.

For the 1900 asylum seekers, the amount of money will be distributed individually personally even if some of them have already returned to their own countries. The ironical Funny thing is if they are already back to in where they came from, that means their claimed for as asylum seekers are were not illegitimate, so why is the Commonwealth is still liable?

Hi Lize,

Thank you for writing about this issue that will always be fiercely debated in one way or another. You have written at length, so I decided to focus on one part of your writing at the moment (Italki has some kind of word limit for correction).

(1) "Complicated" refers to a system that is comprised of many intricate parts that work closely. "Complex" also has this meaning; therefore, I wanted to introduce this word as an alternative. The difference lies in the fact that "complicated" indicates a high level of difficulty or something that requires mental effort to grasp in part due to a multitude of factors.

(2) "Yesterday" indicates a past event. Therefore, we use past tense "agreed".

(3) In English, we collocate "justice" and "served" to indicate that an injustice has been acknowledged and the victim has been compensated in some form. (i.e As a civilised country, we rely on the judicial system to ensure that justice is served for each crime committed.)

As a side discussion, we use "mete out" often with "punishment".(e.g The judge meted out a harsh punishment to the perpetrator as a warning to others.)

Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Lance

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