The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 36,71 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Civil rights
ISBN :
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author : Humberto Cantu Rivera
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 837 pages
File Size : 32,70 MB
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004365141
Book Description
The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly marked a groundbreaking moment in the field of international law. Not only would it start to move away from its original conception as an exclusively State-centered domain: it would also mark the progressive transformation of international law into a law for humankind. This instrument started a codification and institution-building process that would slowly evolve into a complex framework of treaties, bodies and procedures revolving around the protection of the human being against the actions – or omissions – of the State. This commentary provides a specific analysis and reflection of how each one of the rights enshrined therein have evolved over time.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author : William A. Schabas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 4171 pages
File Size : 31,16 MB
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1139619624
Book Description
A collection of United Nations documents associated with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these volumes facilitate research into the scope of, meaning of and intent behind the instrument's provisions. It permits an examination of the various drafts of what became the thirty articles of the Declaration, including one of the earliest documents – a compilation of human rights provisions from national constitutions, organised thematically. The documents are organised chronologically and thorough thematic indexing facilitates research into the origins of specific rights and norms. It is also annotated in order to provide information relating to names, places, events and concepts that might have been familiar in the late 1940s but are today more obscure.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author : Ruth Rocha
Publisher : New York : United Nations
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 37,45 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Book Description
This book was written to promote and disseminate the contents of the Declaration by adapting the original text into an easier language for children.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author : Johannes Morsink
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 35,76 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780812217476
Book Description
A splendid volume . . . fused with political and philosophical insight into the fundamental concepts underlying the Declaration.--American Journal of International Law
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author : 50minutes,
Publisher : 50Minutes.com
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 34,37 MB
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 2806289777
Book Description
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the wake of the Second World War and its atrocities, the international community decided to come together to establish peace and accord freedoms and dignity to all individuals. This led to the founding of the United Nations, which soon tasked a Drafting Committee, including Eleanor Roosevelt and René Cassin, to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document would provide guidance on the fundamental freedoms that had been slowly acknowledged over the past few centuries, but would still run into opposition and difficulties. In just 50 minutes you will: • Understand the context surrounding the foundation of the United Nations and the decision to draft the Declaration • Discover the history of human rights across the world and early examples of documents granting rights and freedoms to individuals • Learn more about the struggle to enforce these rights and the ways in which they have still been flouted across the world ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | History & Culture 50MINUTES.COM will enable you to quickly understand the main events, people, conflicts and discoveries from world history that have shaped the world we live in today. Our publications present the key information on a wide variety of topics in a quick and accessible way that is guaranteed to save you time on your journey of discovery.
Handbook on Values for Life in a Democracy
Author : Nuala Mole
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 20,39 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287162168
Book Description
Handbook designed to promote discussion among young people about universal human rights and the implementation of core European values.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st Century
Author : Gordon Brown
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1783742216
Book Description
The Global Citizenship Commission was convened, under the leadership of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the auspices of NYU’s Global Institute for Advanced Study, to re-examine the spirit and stirring words of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The result – this volume – offers a 21st-century commentary on the original document, furthering the work of human rights and illuminating the ideal of global citizenship. What does it mean for each of us to be members of a global community? Since 1948, the Declaration has stood as a beacon and a standard for a better world. Yet the work of making its ideals real is far from over. Hideous and systemic human rights abuses continue to be perpetrated at an alarming rate around the world. Too many people, particularly those in power, are hostile to human rights or indifferent to their claims. Meanwhile, our global interdependence deepens. Bringing together world leaders and thinkers in the fields of politics, ethics, and philosophy, the Commission set out to develop a common understanding of the meaning of global citizenship – one that arises from basic human rights and empowers every individual in the world. This landmark report affirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and seeks to renew the 1948 enterprise, and the very ideal of the human family, for our day and generation.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Challenge of Religion
Author : Johannes Morsink
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 49,64 MB
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0826273610
Book Description
Repulsed by evil Nazi practices and desiring to create a better world after the devastation of World War II, in 1948 the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Because of the secular imprint of this text, it has faced a series of challenges from the world’s religions, both when it was crafted and in subsequent political and legal struggles. The book mixes philosophical, legal, and archival arguments to make the point that the language of human rights is a valid one to address the world’s disputes. It updates the rationale used by the early UN visionaries and makes it available to twenty-first-century believers and unbelievers alike. The book shows how the debates that informed the adoption of this pivotal normative international text can be used by scholars to make broad and important policy points.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Holocaust
Author : Johannes Morsink
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 25,93 MB
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1626166307
Book Description
Johannes Morsink argues that the 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the human rights movement today are direct descendants of revulsion to the Holocaust and the desire to never let it happen again. Much recent scholarship about human rights has severed this link between the Holocaust, the Universal Declaration, and contemporary human rights activism in favor of seeing the 1970s as the era of genesis. Morsink forcefully presents his case that the Universal Declaration was indeed a meaningful though underappreciated document for the human rights movement and that the declaration and its significance cannot be divorced from the Holocaust. He reexamines this linkage through the working papers of the commission that drafted the declaration as well as other primary sources. This work seeks to reset scholarly understandings of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the foundations of the contemporary human rights movement.
