RIGHTS, DUTIESAND RESPONSABILITIES

WHAT IS A RIGHT, A DUTY AND A RESPONSIBILITY?

Some examples No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel,

inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Support and defend the Constitution Serve the country when required Participate in the democratic process Be loyal to your beliefs All human beings are born free and equal in

dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Be punctual on any daily activity

WHAT IS A RIGHT, DUTY AND A RESPONSIBILITY?

Right Definition Duty Definition Responsibility Definition Can a duty be a responsibility too? Who can demand for a right? If you can

demand a right, do you have duties to fulfill? Since when can someone demand for a

right? Since born or since conception

WHO DEMANDS FOR RIGHTS?

Personality – quality of being a person – being able to demand for rights and fulfill duties as a natural or legal person.

What is a natural person? What is a legal person? Community member, holder of legal

relationships – human organization, gather to get an objective with legal capacity

WHO IS A LEGAL SUBJECT? RIGHTS

Just men? Just women? Just kids? Nature?

To demand just for rights? Some examples?

Health accessEqual treatmentTo make inquires and complaintsTo practice a faith

WHO IS A LEGAL SUBJECT? DUTIES

Who performs a duty?Why are they important? Are rights possible without duties? Why?

ECUADORIAN CITIZENS’ DUTIES

Honor and obey the Constitution, the law and legitimate authority decisions.

Ama killa, ama llulla , ama shwa. Do not be lazy, do not lie, do not steal.

Defend the territorial integrity of Ecuador and its natural resources.

Assist in the maintenance of peace and security.

Respecting human rights and fight for their compliance.

Respect the rights of nature, preserving a healthy environment and use natural resources in a rational, sustainable development.

ECUADORIAN CITIZENS’ DUTIES

Promote the common good and putting the public interest to special interests, according to good living.

Manage honestly and with strict adherence to the law on public property and expose and combat corruption.

Practicing justice and solidarity in the exercise of their rights and the enjoyment of goods and services.

To promote unity and equality in diversity and intercultural relations.

Taking public functions as a service to the community and accountable to society and authority, in accordance with the law.

ECUADORIAN CITIZENS’ DUTIES Practice the profession or occupation subject to ethics. Conserve natural and cultural heritage of the country,

and care and maintenance of public goods. Respect and acknowledge ethnic, national, social,

generational, gender, and sexual orientation and identity.

Cooperate with the State and the community in social security, and pay the taxes established by law.

Aid, support, educate and care for the daughters and sons. This duty is responsibility of parents in equal shares, and shall also sons and daughters when parents need it.

Participate in the political, civic and community in the country, in an honest and transparent.

ARE PEOPLES LEGAL SUBJECTS?

“Peoples” share Same identity Political organization UN 1986 declare peoples legal subjects Ecuadorian Constitution Art. 57 Art. 57.- Se reconoce y garantizará a las

comunas, comunidades, pueblos y nacionalidades indígenas, de conformidad con la Constitución y con los pactos, convenios, declaraciones y demás instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos, los siguientes derechos colectivos: Which ones?

PEOPLES COLLECTIVE RIGHTS

Develop their own identityHold their own traditionsKeep their lands by traditionPractice their own way of

organizationDo not be subject of racismBe inquired to extract or produce

any resource in their territory

ECUADOR A COUNTRY

Intercultural and multinational RepublicSecular

Why?