To celebrate our 50th anniversary, NHD’s theme will be Rights & Responsibilities in History. This year’s theme invites you to consider questions of time and place, cause and effect, change over time, and impact and significance.
The key to this theme is addressing both rights and responsibilities. These are two powerful forces in history, but one does not work without the other.
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Rights are freedoms or privileges that individuals possess as human beings or as citizens of a society. They are often, though not always, protected by laws, charters, or constitutions that establish the boundaries of personal freedoms (rights) and protections and obligations (responsibilities). (SOURCE: NHD THEME BOOK) |
Responsibilities are expectations of individuals as members of society. These include laws, social norms, or ethical principles designed to promote the well-being of society as a whole. (SOURCE: NHD THEME BOOK) |
