African Union, Caribbean Community, Commonwealth, League of Arab States, Organization of American states Commonwealth of independent states HOMEWORK: Start of the human rights law The European wars of religion and the civil wars of seventeenth century England gave rise to the philosophy of liberalism and belief in human rights became a central concern of European intellectual culture during the 18th century Age of Enlightenment. The idea of human rights lay at the core of theAmerican and French revolutions. Difference between derogations and limitations from human rights: Derogations from human rights are permitted only in exceptional circumstances, when the life of the nation is at stake, when there's a natural disaster, etc. The situation has to be officially proclaimed and then informed to the Human Rights Organisation? Derogations can be only inflicted upon rights that can be derogated from and it should only be temporary (for the