ABSTRACT
To many, human rights have their origins in the mists of time. Undoubtedly, human rights are bound up in philosophical thought and religious tenets. The very idea of governance involves some elements of delineation of rights and obligations on the part of the governors and the governed. A degree of reciprocity underpins this: loyalty of the people in return for protection from external harm. Such early history retains echoes today and such a concept of the rule of law is entwined with many elements of human rights.
