A proposal of concept and foundation of human rights

Abstract

In our societies, structured according to the traditional model of the Rule of Law, the recognition and protection of human rights is established as the core of Justice. Thus, it is clear that one of the most important questions, and therefore also one of the most debated, is to determine what is its concept and foundation. The aim of this article is to contribute to that debate by proposing a concept and foundation of human rights, starting from the exposition and eventual overcoming of the traditional problems that, according to the doctrine, affect the possible determination of the concept and foundation of human rights.