The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Origins, Drafting, and Intent

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University of Pennsylvania Press, 3 d’ag. 2010 - 396 pàgines

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book for 1999

Born of a shared revulsion against the horrors of the Holocaust, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has become the single most important statement of international ethics. It was inspired by and reflects the full scope of President Franklin Roosevelt's famous four freedoms: "the freedom of speech and expression, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear." Written by a UN commission led by Eleanor Roosevelt and adopted in 1948, the Declaration has become the moral backbone of more than two hundred human rights instruments that are now a part of our world. The result of a truly international negotiating process, the document has been a source of hope and inspiration to thousands of groups and millions of oppressed individuals.

 

Continguts

The Drafting Process Explained
1
World War II as Catalyst
36
Colonies Minorities and Womens Rights
92
Privacy and Different Kinds of Property
130
The Socialist Shape of WorkRelated Rights
157
Social Security Education and Culture
191
Duties and Communities
239
Article 1 the Preamble and the Enlightenment
281
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a Guide to Discussions of Specific Topics and Articles
329
Notes
337
Acknowledgments
379
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Johannes Morsink
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Sobre l'autor (2010)

Johannes Morsink is Professor of Political Philosophy in the Department of Political Science at Drew University. He is the author of Aristotle on the Generation of Animals.

Informació bibliogràfica

TítolThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Origins, Drafting, and Intent
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
AutorJohannes Morsink
EditorUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 2010
ISBN0812200411, 9780812200416
Nre. de pàgines396 pàgines
  
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