"Human rights are bestowed by men on men on the grounds that men think themselves to be." Helgi Eyford claims this statement is the specific thesis of his talk.
This paper addresses two things: 1) the idea of human rights; and 2) the history of human rights. Must be a thesis behind the law of human rights that make people willing to obey it. "What man is and what conduces to his betterment is ultimately found in religious traditions. Ideas of truth and human nature are wedded to social practices."
The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh re-establishes God's covenant with man, the basis of all law in terms of appropriate international existence. "These writings establish the values, the principles and the criteria of truth for a new level of social existence. "But more than this—Bahá'u'lláh's Writings provide the metaphor, the frame of mind, which allows men to view other religions and philosophic traditions as brothers."