Creating Capabilities The Human Development Approach by...

Under the Constitution, all human beings are subjected to be treated equally. We are granted equal rights in order to live as dignified human beings. Although we strive to achieve equality for all, obvious inequality and discrimination still exist around the world. Same-sex marriage still remains to be a problem around the world today and it is one of the many cases of inequalities that needs to be dealt with. Many countries and many states within the United States still have policies prohibiting same sex marriage. Through her novel Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach, Martha Nussbaum tied a strong correlation between sexual orientation and human capabilities. Nussbaum argued that discrimination based on sexual orientation limits peoples capabilities and permit the enforcement of inequality. Many states claim their power to prohibit same sex marriage under their rights to exercise state power regarding to marriage. However, in doing so, states are failing to provide same sex couples with their constitutional rights. Same sex marriage should be legalized and protected because denying same sex couples their rights to marriage would infringe on their basic human rights to self-respect, privacy, and dignity. Amartya Sen, the pioneer of the capabilities approach, argued strongly through his book Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny that humans cannot be defined by a single identity. Sen stated that humans are complex beings and it is inaccurate andShow MoreRelatedWhy Education Should Be Privatized2463 Words   |  10 Pagesof the people living in illiteracy are from poor countries such as South and West Africa and sub-Saharan Africa where the population live in such poverty that many die of hunger. However, UNICEF has been focusing on providing basic education to all humans around the world and as data.unicef.org shows, â€Å"Worldwide, 91 percent of primary-school-age children were enrolled in school in 2012.† The data also shows an improvement on youth literacy from 83.3% from 1985-2004 to 89.6% from 2005-2010 and a 91%Read MoreHbr When Your Core Business Is Dying74686 Words   |  299 PagesFORETHOUGHT HBR CASE STUDY Why Didn t We Know? Ralph Hasson 45 FIRST PERSON Preparing for the Perfect Product Launch THOU SHALT †¦page 58 James P. Hackett 111 TOOL KIT The Process Audit Michael Hammer 124 BEST PRACTICE Human Due Diligence David Harding and Ted Rouse 138 144 EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES PANEL DISCUSSION There are 193 countries in the world. None of them are energy independent. So who’s holding whom over a barrel? The fact is, the vast ma jor the few