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

395 Pages·1999·17.567 MB·English

by  Johannes Morsink

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Contents
Intriood:Tnu hcDete claarFtai tfitoyn ix
Chap1t:Te hrDe r faitnPgr ocEexspsl ained 1
1.T1h Uen iNtaetdi Cohnasra tnetdrh D ee claration 1
12. ThSee vDerna ftSitnagg es 4
1.O3 rigIinntaelna tnitdoh Cneos lW da r 12
1.T4 hEei gAhbts tentions 21
1.A5u thToirtsal,neA d,d dressees 28
Chap2t:We orr Wladr a sCI aIt alyst 36
2.P1 ersSoencaular nitdth Cyea mps 37
2.N2 azificaanLtdei goHanul m aRni ghts 43
2.T3 hPer obwliettmhh Ne u remberg 'frials 52
2.D4 eomcraFcryeS,ep eeacnhHd,a tSep eech 58
2.S5p ecInitaelr naHtuimoaRnnia glah nttdsh Reo le
ofh eUt niNtaedt ions 72
2.S6 ocEicaoln,o amniCdcu ,l tural Examples 88
Chap3t:Ce orl onies,a nMWdio nmoerRnii'tgsih etss, 92
3.T1 hCeo mmuPnuisfshotN r o ndiscrimination 93
3.T2 hPer obolfte hmCe o lonies 96
3.R3 acCeo,l Noart,i Oorniagalin Lnda, n guage 102
3.P4 oliOtpiicnaPilro eonrpy,at, n Bdi rth 109
3.T5h Weo meLno'bsab nyWd o meRni'gsh ts 116
Chap4t:Pe rri vaanDcdiy ff eKriennodtfPs r operty 130
4.T1h Lea tienr iACcmoannn ection 130
42. InviolaanPbdri ilviatcyy Rights 134
4.S3 houPledr sPornoaplBe erS tiyn gOluetd? 139
4."4Al oanWsee lalsi nA ssocwiitahOt tihoenr s" 146
4.A5M inimWuimt ahL ianr Fgrearm ework 152
Contents
viii
ChaptTehrSe o 5c:iS ahlaiopsfWet o rke-lRaRtiegdh ts 175
5.F1er edaonmtd h Rei gthWoto rk 158
5.T2h Rei gthoPt r oteAcgtaiiUonnnse tm ployment 162
5.T3h Cea mpafiroTg rand Uen iRoing hts 168
5.U4n iSohno Sptsr,i aknLedes v,oe fIl msp lementation 147
5.C5o ndi:"t Hiuomnasn ILNsao batoM uerr chandise" 181
Chap6t:Se orc Sieaclyu E,rd iutcaatniCdou nl,t ure 191
6.F1od o,Cl othinga,n MdHe oduiCscaiarnleg , 192
6.Tr2o ubwliettshh Pe h r"aSsoeSc eicaulr ity" 199
6.T3h e RtioFg uhltls DevEedluocpamateniCndout nl,,t ure 201
6.T4h Dei stiBnecttwi"eoOenlna d n""d N eHwu"m aRni ghts 222
6.T5h Oer gaUnniioctft y h Deo ucment 232
Chap7tD:eu rt aineCdso mmunities 239
71. TDhuet aineCdso mmunoifAt ritei2sc9 l e 241
72.P rotetchFteai mniMglo yt,h erahnoCdoh ldid,h ood 252
73.T he RoifRg ehltisag niEdod uusc atCioomnmaulni ties 258
�4. ThOem isosfaiS opne cMiianloR riigtAhyrt tsi cle 269
Chap8tA:er rt i1tc,hl Peer eamabnltdeh Ee,n lightenment 281
8.A1B argAabionGu otad n Nda ture 284
8."2I nhe"rIennatl,i"ae nn"daB bnol"re ," 290
8.R3e asaon"ndt Choen scoifMe annckei nd" 296
8.T4h Rei gthoPt est iatniRdoe ebnl lion 302
8.H5u maRni gahsMt esa annsEd n ds 313
8.T6h e DecalnaHdru amtaRinio gnh ts Education 302
AppendTihxUen: i veDrescallao rfHa utmiaoRnni ghts
witGhu iatd oDe i scuosfSs pieocnTiospfi icac nsAd r ticles 329
Notes 337
Acknowledgments 397
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