The Universal Declaration of Human Rights : : A Commentary.

• Author: Cantu Rivera, Humberto.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (837 pages)

In The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Commentary, scholars and practitioners offer an analysis of each one of the thirty articles included in this international instrument, as well as of their evolution under international human rights law.

Table of Contents

Front Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- The 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- I Introduction -- II Some Notes on the Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- III The Legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- V Conclusion: the Universal Declaration at 75 -- Bibliography -- Chapter 1 Article 1 - Dignity and Equality -- I Introduction -- II Dignity in the Drafting Process of the udhr -- III The Evolution of 'Dignity' in International and Regional Human Rights Frameworks -- A Dignity - United Nations -- B Dignity - the Americas -- C Dignity - Europe -- D Dignity - African Union, asean, League of Arab States -- E Dignity - Other Areas of International Law -- IV Equality -- V Other Concepts -- A Born Free -- B Endowed with Reason and Conscience -- VI Conclusion: Looking Forward -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 Article 2 - Non-discrimination -- I Introduction -- II Drafting History -- III Norm -- IV Grounds -- A Race -- B Colour -- C Sex -- D Language -- E Religion -- F Political or Other Opinion -- G National or Social Origin -- H Property -- I Birth -- J Other Status -- V Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 Article 3 - The Right to Life, Liberty and Security -- I Introduction -- II The Genealogy of Article 3 -- III The Rights to Life, Liberty and Security in International Human Rights Law -- A The Right to Life -- B The Right to Liberty -- C The Right to Security -- IV Regional Approaches to the Rights to Life, Liberty and Security -- A The European Court of Human Rights -- B The Inter-American Human Rights System -- C The African System on Human and People's Rights -- V Issue In Focus: the Question of Enforced Disappearances.

A The United Nations and the Issue of Enforced Disappearances -- B The Case Law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Enforced Disappearances -- VI Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 Article 4 - The Prohibition of Slavery -- I Introduction -- II The Legal Definition of Slavery -- III The Need to Understand Slavery as a Continuum -- IV Business and Human Rights Responses to Contemporary Slavery: Amnesia or Astigmatism? -- V Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 Article 5 - The Prohibition of Torture -- I Introduction -- II The Prohibition in Historical Perspective -- A The Drafting History of Article 5 -- B Parallel Developments -- C A Peremptory Norm of Customary International Law -- III The Negative Material Scope of the Prohibition -- A Torture -- B Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- IV Positive Obligations: Repression and Prevention -- A The Turn to Prevention -- B Remedies and Criminal Repression of Torture -- V Concluding Remark -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6 Article 6 - The Right to Recognition before the Law -- I Introduction -- II Preparatory Works -- III Content and Scope -- A The UN Human Rights System -- B The Inter-American System on Human Rights -- IV Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7 Article 7 - Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law -- I Introduction -- II Historical Evolution -- III Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law in UN and Regional Human Rights' Systems -- A The UN System -- B Regional Systems -- IV Contemporary Challenges to the Rights of Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law -- A Undocumented Migrants and Other Non-citizens -- B Gender Inequality -- C Economic Inequality -- V Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8 Article 8 - The Right to an Effective Remedy -- I Introduction -- II The Drafting History of Article 8.

III The Right to an Effective Remedy in International and Regional Human Rights Law -- IV The Interpretation of the Right to an Effective Remedy -- A The United Nations System -- B Regional Human Rights Systems -- V The Right to an Effective Remedy in the 21st Century: On the Dialogue between International and Domestic Legal Regimes -- VI Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 Article 9 - The Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention -- I Introduction -- II The Mandate for the Creation of an International Bill of Human Rights -- A The Nuclear Commission -- B The Origin of the Commission on Human Rights and Its Initial Mandate -- III First Period of Sessions of the Commission on Human Rights and the Drafting Committee -- A Nature and Effects of an International Bill of Rights -- B Implementation of Human Rights and Accountability Mechanisms -- C Rights Related to Personal Liberty and the Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention -- IV Second Period of Sessions of the Commission on Human Rights -- A From Rights of Man to Human Rights -- B Rights Related to Personal Liberty and the Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention -- V The Drafting Committee's Second Period of Sessions -- A Rights Related to Personal Liberty and the Prohibition of an Arbitrary Detention in the Draft Convention -- B Rights Related to Personal Liberty and the Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention in the Draft Declaration -- VI The Commission on Human Rights' Third Period of Sessions and the Adoption of an International Declaration -- A The Nature and Effects of the International Declaration of Human Rights -- B The Rights Related to Personal Liberty and the Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention -- VII The Adoption of the Draft International Declaration by ecosoc -- A Nature and Efficacy of the International Declaration of Human Rights.

VIII The Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the General Assembly -- A Rights Related to Personal Liberty and the Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention -- IX Final Reflections -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10 Article 10 - The Right to a Fair Trial -- I Introduction -- II Drafting History of the udhr -- III Normative Developments: the Transition of the udhr into International and Regional Treaties and Their Interpretation -- IV Judicial or Quasi-Judicial Interpretation of the Rights in Article 10 and Treaties -- V Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11 Article 11 - The Principle of Legality -- I Introduction -- II The Origins of the Legality Principle -- III The Legality Principle in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- IV The 'Nuremberg Exception' and International Criminal Law -- V The Legality Principle and Regional Human Rights Instruments -- VI Implementation of the Legality Principle in Domestic Constitutions -- VII Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12 Article 12 - The Rights to Privacy and Family Life -- I Introduction -- II The Right to Privacy -- A Drafting of Article 12 udhr -- 1 On the Rights -- 2 On the Limitations -- B Crossed Interpretations of the Right to Privacy -- 1 Interdependence -- 2 Cross-Referencing between Human Rights Bodies -- 3 Introduction to the Five Pillars of Privacy -- III Privacy and the Internet: from Data Protection to a Right to Be Forgotten -- A Data Protection and the Challenge of Informed Consent -- B The Right to Be Forgotten -- IV Privacy and the Body: from a Right to Oppose Medical Treatment to a Right to Get Biomedical Treatment? -- A Protection of Moral and Physical Integrity -- B Right to Self Determination -- V Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13 Article 13 - The Right to Freedom of Movement and of Residence -- I Introduction.

II The Legal Construction of the Freedom of Movement and the Right of Residence in the udhr -- III The Influence of the Universal Declaration on International Human Rights Treaties -- IV Developments and Scope of the Freedom of Movement and Right of Residence -- V Challenges and Obstacles Faced by Freedom of Movement and the Right of Residence Recognized in the udhr -- VI Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 14 Article 14 - The Right to Asylum -- I Introduction -- II Asylum: from the Travaux Préparatoires to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- A The Principle that Political Asylum Is Something Sacred and Ought to Be Preserved in the Community of Nations8 -- B The Article Should Be Formulated from the Point of View of Human Rights Rather than the Rights of the State13 -- C The Right to Asylum Shall Not Be Granted to Fascists and Nazis Prosecuted for Their Activities18 -- D It (Is) Necessary Explicitly to Exclude from the Right of Asylum Ordinary Criminals, and All Those Whose Acts Are Contrary to the Principles and Purposes of the United Nations22 -- E From "Be Granted Asylum" to "May Be Granted Asylum" -- F Final Round: To Be or Not to Be Granted -- iii Asylum: towards Substantive Development -- A Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees -- B Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees -- C The New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants and Its Institutional Architecture -- D UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies -- E Regional Developments -- iv Asylum: Challenges -- A Fortress Europe: Everyone Has the Right to Seek and to Enjoy in Other Countries Asylum from Persecution(?) -- B Climate Refugees -- v Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 15 Article 15 - The Right to a Nationality -- I Introduction -- II The Drafting of Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

III From a Right to Nationality to a Right to Acquire a Nationality in the Universal System.