International Cooperation and Global Human Rights Governance

Dr. Woo Su-Keun

 

Universal human rights are the natural rights of everyone. These rights apply to everyone, regardless of race, religion, nationality, gender, or other characteristics. Relative human rights are special rights that are considered particularly important in a specific culture or society. In order for countries around the world in different environments to develop peacefully, the two concepts must develop in harmony while respecting relative human rights based on universal human rights. To this end, mutual understanding and cooperation of the international community based on an open mind are essential. Nevertheless, looking back on human history, there are many cases in which some countries have forced their own perspectives and standards on other countries in the name of human rights. Even today, some countries apply economic, military, and political pressure on other countries under the guise of human rights. In order to prevent this phenomenon and strengthen global human rights governance, international cooperation in at least two aspects is necessary. First, the international community should jointly pay close attention and actively cooperate in necessary measures so that each country protects the universal human rights of mankind. Next, it is also urgent to strengthen international cooperation to cope with unfair interference and infringement of sovereignty against other countries under the guise of human rights of some countries. Finally, it is also necessary to consider the reorganization and reform of the systems of…the representative human rights-related governance organizations in the international community. Considering all this, countries around the world need to gather wisdom and power to ensure that global human rights governance functions better and more efficiently with more countries and organizations' sympathy and support in the international community.