On the Historical Change of Human Rights Culture in China

• 来源期刊: 人权（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2012,（5）
• 页码范围: 12-16
• 页数: 5页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Culture serves as the spiritual essence and moral support for human rights,whereas the latter provides the value orientation and goal for culture.Human rights are universal as well as particular,since each nation fosters its own perceptions and value orientations related to human rights,which leads to the formation of a human rights culture.In a broad sense,human rights culture includes both the material and spiritual achievements related to human rights.But narrowly speaking,it refers to the ideological reflection of spiritual progress in the field,i.e.,the knowledge hierarchy and values as well as the mode of development related to human rights that have been formed throughout human history.It reflects people's philosophy of human rights promotion and protection.As the product of China's human rights history,the country's human rights culture features strong Chinese characteristics.There has long been a misconception that human rights culture only exists in Western countries.However,China's human rights culture also enjoys a time-honored history and its development has undergone several stages amid difficulties.