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

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights : : Origins, Drafting, and Intent / / Johannes Morsink.

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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book for 1999Born 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 Pre...

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Morsink, Johannes,
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010]
©1999
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
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Physical Description:1 online resource (396 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: The Declaration at Fifty
  • Chapter 1. The Drafting Process Explained
  • Chapter 2. World War II as Catalyst
  • Chapter 3. Colonies, Minorities, and Women's Rights
  • Chapter 4. Privacy and Different Kinds of Property
  • Chapter 5. The Socialist Shape of Work-Related Rights
  • Chapter 6. Social Security, Education, and Culture
  • Chapter 7. Duties and Communities
  • Chapter 8. Article 1, the Preamble, and the Enlightenment
  • Appendix. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a Guide to Discussions of Specific Topics and Articles
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments

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