The question arises whether human rights should be a global ideal. To draw a logical conclusion on whether human rights should be a global ideal, one must carefully examine the concepts of human rights. When one thinks of the concept of human rights, various terms bombard the mind of freedom, freedom, equality, justice and fairness. All these concepts are considered the epiphany of human rights. By way of definition, human rights are defined by Farlex's Free Dictionary (2014) as “fundamental rights that belong fundamentally and intrinsically to every individual”. To examine, this definition three words caught the attention; fundamentally, intrinsically and to belong. This can therefore be interpreted as such; Human rights cannot be earned or taken away, because they naturally belong to all humans. In order to determine whose human rights belong, we must determine who human beings are. Human being is defined by Oxford Dictionaries (2014) as “a man, woman or child of the species Homo Sapiens, distinguished from other animals by superior mental development, articulate language and posture. RIGHT. Human rights is a concept that has been debated for years, many scholars have argued for human rights, just as many scholars have ignored the concept of human rights. Historically, human rights were previously called natural rights or natural law. In 539 BC. this is recognized as the world's first human rights charter (United for Human Rights... middle of document... real rights are legal rights because one's rights must be spelled out. John Stuart Mills , one of Bentham's protégés, shared similar thoughts on morality, like Bentham, Mills believed that human motivations were based on pleasure. However, Mills expanded on the quality of pleasure and the way in which it dictates action. (Driver, 2009) Another scholar who criticized human rights is Karl Marx by criticizing Bauer's analysis of Jewish emancipation (Hayden, 126). and concerned with the self-interest of individuals rather than the interest of society as a whole (Hayden, 126 is an important step, but men are still limited by religious laws (Hayden, 126). of human rights by these theorists led to a clarification and elaboration of human rights by human rights theorists..