Article by Article : : The Universal Declaration of Human Rights for a New Generation / / Johannes Morsink.

The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is one of the most important and debated sociopolitical documents of the twentieth century. A leading authority on the UDHR, Johannes Morsink is the author of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Origins, Drafting, and Intent (2000) and Inh...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2021]
©2022
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.) :
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • A Note on Sources
  • Preamble
  • Operative Paragraph: Statement of Purpose
  • Article 1. Born Free and Equal
  • Article 2a. Nondiscrimination
  • Article 2b. Colonialism and Systemic Racism
  • Article 3. Life, Liberty, and Security of Person
  • Article 4. Freedom from Slavery
  • Article 5. Torture and Relativism
  • Article 6. Person Before the Law
  • Article 7. Equality Before the Law
  • Article 8. Having Fundamental Rights
  • Article 9. No Arbitrary Arrest
  • Article 10. Fair Public Hearing
  • Article 11. Innocence and Nuremberg
  • Article 12. The Right to Privacy
  • Article 13. Freedom of Movement and COVID-19
  • Article 14. The Right to Asylum
  • Article 15. The Right to a Nationality and Statelessness
  • Article 16. Marriage and the Family
  • Article 17. Property and Essential Needs
  • Article 18. Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion
  • Article 19. Information, Opinion, and Expression
  • Article 20. Freedom of Assembly and Association
  • Article 21. The Right to Participation in Government
  • Article 22. Social (Security) Justice
  • Article 23. The Right to Work Today
  • Article 24. Rights to Rest and Leisure
  • Article 25. Standard of Living and Social Security
  • Article 26. The Right to an Education
  • Article 27. Participation in Culture
  • Article 28. The Right to a (Good) World Order
  • Article 29. Duties as Limitations
  • Article 30. Indestructible and Inherent
  • Acknowledgments