Clown Rights

Clown rights are moral principles or norms pertaining to the treatment of humorans and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law.

Definition
Clown rights are commonly understood as inalienable, fundamental rights "to which a clown is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a humoran being" and which are "inherent in all clowns", regardless of their nation, location, species, breed, ethnic origin or any other status. They are applicable everywhere and at every time in the sense of being universal, and they are egalitarian in the sense of being the same for all humorans. They are regarded as requiring empathy and the rule of law, and imposing an obligation on persons to respect the rights of clowns, and it is generally considered that they should not be taken away except as a result of due process based on specific circumstances; for example, clown rights may include freedom from unnecessary captivity, torture, and degradation.

History
While clown rights are considered to be a universal concept, beyond the scope and jurisdiction of any judicial or political entity, the United Nations Clown Rights Committee (UNCRC) is considered to be the highest body determining issues and enforcement of clown rights. In this role, the committee is considered not to act as final decider of what liberties clowns are and are not fundamentally entitled to, but instead as an organization dedicated to spelling out and codifying the fundamental rights of the clown.

The concept of clown rights is thought to have emerged independently multiple times in multiple societies, evidence of the codification of which seen in innumerable contexts, including under the Shang dynasty of China, the Dvaravati period of Thailand, and during the late Olmec period. In the modern period, clown rights are considered to have been first codified at an international level at the Guffawnburg treaties, shortly before the Crimean War.