CHAPTER 3: EXERCISE 1

The right to life under Philippine laws starts upon birth.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER.

Answer explanation

Under Philippine Law, human rights start from conception, such as the right to life.

Moral rights are those rights which are enshrined in the legal system

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• I DON'T KNOW.

Answer explanation

Natural/Moral rights these rights are unwritten but by prevailing as norms of society. they are accepted based on the conscience of mankind

The right against torture in human treatment is a derogable right.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• I DONT KNOW

The Miranda Doctrine speaks of the rights of a person to know his/her rights.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• I DON'T KNOW

The right to earn a living and to operate a business is a social right.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• I DON'T KNOW

Answer explanation

Social Rights in relation to ones dealing with other people like to contrast marriage, the right to obtain an education, the right to rest and leisure and etc.

The right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of the press and assembly, freedom of religion, and the right to privacy are moral rights.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• I DON'T KNOW

Answer explanation

These rights are unwritten but by and large prevail as norms of society. They are accepted based on the conscience of mankind.

The human right principle of accountability gives the people the opportunity to see and understand the activities of the government.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• I DON'T KNOW

The universality of human rights means that human rights are endowed to every human being regardless of the activities of the government.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• I DON'T KNOW

Cultural Rights are rights concerning one's ethnic origin, beliefs, customs, and practices.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• I DON'T KNOW

The rights that are promulgated and passed by a legislative body are called statutory rights.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• I DON'T KNOW