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    It is not the case that Rights to democracy and freedom of the press are justified rights in developing countries

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    • 1.John Rawls in 'The Law of Peoples' argues that 'decent hierarchical societies' lacking full liberal rights can still be legitimate and honor basic human rights.
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    • 2.Rights justified solely by their instrumental support for other rights inherit the contingency of that instrumental relationship and cannot ground universal obligations.
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    • 3.When the instrumental link between democracy and nutrition is empirically contested across diverse developmental contexts, the justificatory argument for a universal right collapses.
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    • 1.Amartya Sen's capability approach notwithstanding, empirical evidence shows authoritarian developmental states (e.g., South Korea, Taiwan, China) achieved dramatic reductions in malnutrition without democratic institutions.
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    • 2.If an uncontroversial right like adequate nutrition can be secured without democracy, then democracy cannot be established as a necessary precondition for that right.
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    • 1.Rights to democracy and freedom of the press are preconditions for the enjoyment of the right to adequate nutrition in developing countries
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    • 2.A right can be defended by showing it supports the enjoyment of an uncontroversial right such as the right to adequate nutrition
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