Which of the following statements with regard to human rights is correct?

a. There is no universal agreement on the exact meaning of the term human rights.
b. Historically, liberal democracies in the West have been primarily concerned with economic rights.
c. One of the great breakthroughs of the twenty-first century is the development of powerful international legal enforcement mechanisms to make countries alter their human rights behavior.
d. None of the above are correct


a. There is no universal agreement on the exact meaning of the term human rights.

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