Humans have intrinsic value and nobody should be treated cruelly without cause. Aside from in relatively marginal places, that worldview has largely won.
I’d extend it to “people are basically the same everywhere”, but there’s actual disagreement about that.
The Hague has a modern, Western prison, and a relatively comfortable one at that.
Edit: So no, people convicted of heinous things aren’t always made an exception. And, yes, that’s cause.
Back in the day, anyone could become a slave, and depending on setting anything could be done to a slave. That’s because human rights weren’t really a thing yet.
Humans have intrinsic value and nobody should be treated cruelly without cause. Aside from in relatively marginal places, that worldview has largely won.
I’d extend it to “people are basically the same everywhere”, but there’s actual disagreement about that.
Except for Nazis
That’s with cause.
The Hague has a modern, Western prison, and a relatively comfortable one at that.
Edit: So no, people convicted of heinous things aren’t always made an exception. And, yes, that’s cause.
Back in the day, anyone could become a slave, and depending on setting anything could be done to a slave. That’s because human rights weren’t really a thing yet.