Reflections on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights : : A Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology.

• Author: van der Heijden, Barend.
• TeilnehmendeR: Tahzib-Lie, Bahia.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1998.; ©1998.
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (344 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Disclaimer -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword by the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs -- Preface: Commemoration or Celebration? -- 1. Message by the United Nations Secretary-General -- * Tortures (poem) -- 2. An Indonesian View on Human Rights -- 3. The Universal Declaration in an Era of Globalisation -- * The Banquet (poem) -- 4. View from the Front -- 5. The Universal Declaration as a Living and Evolving 'Common Standard of Achievement' -- * Seventh Year (poem) -- 6. Individual Human Rights and the World Community -- 7. The Dignity of the Individual -- 8. The Universal Declaration as a Source of Inspiration -- * Song of the Full Moon (poem) -- 9. Humanitarian Aid and International Policy -- 10. A Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities? -- * The Magdalene Laundries (song/poem) -- 11. Human Rights: A Parting of the Ways -- 12. Centerpiece of the Human Rights Revolution -- 13. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Next Fifty Years - The Challenge of Leadership -- * Fiftieth Year Get-Together (poem) -- 14. Humanity's Concern for Human Rights -- 15. The Universal Declaration is Legally Non-Binding -- So What? -- 16. Human Rights: A Generation to be Won -- * The Red Jacket (poem) -- 17. My Story -- 18. Freedom from Want: Taking Economic and Social Rights Seriously -- * From the Years of Barbarism (poem) -- 19. A Landmark in the History of Moral, Legal and Political Culture -- 20. The Universal Declaration and the Power of Shame -- * Message (handwritten) -- 21. A Spiritual Covenant for Mankind -- * Hollow Eyes, Bellies, Hearts (poem) -- 22. Respecting and Supporting Human Rights -- 23. From a Legal Point of View -- 24. Human Responsibilities Reinforce Human Rights: The Global Ethic Project -- * One Kneeling, One Looking Down (poem).

25. Are Women Human? -- 26. Health and Human Rights -- 27. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The International and the American Dream -- 28. Some Thoughts to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- 29. Human Rights in the Universal Declaration and the Religious Perspective -- 30. The Universal Declaration and the Rights of Indigenous People -- * Song of the Sun (poem) -- 31. Towards a New Era of Peace and Equitable Democracy? -- 32. Cultural Rights -- * Welcome in Free World (poem) -- 33. Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Right to Seek Asylum -- 34. Universal Government Obligations and the Protection Afforded by the Ombudsman -- * Armoured Men (poem) -- 35. Protecting the Rights of Children Affected by Armed Conflict -- 36. Everyone has a Responsibility -- 37. The Involvement of Women in Politics: A Victory in the Gender War and a Human Right -- * A Simple Explanation (poem) -- 38. My Experiences as Special Rapporteur for the Former Yugoslavia -- 39. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The International Keystone of Human Dignity -- * From the Republic of Conscience (poem) -- 40. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Learning from Experience -- 41. The Right to Life -- * The Autumn Melodies (poem) -- 42. An Unfinished Revolution -- 43. The Interdependence of Freedom and Responsibility -- 44. Some Remarks on Human Rights at the Dawn of the New Millennium -- 45. The Universal Declaration and the Media -- 46. Faith, Hope and Charity -- * Sleep and Torture (poem) -- 47. Torture: Zero Tolerance! -- 48. 'Impossible n'est pas marocain' -- 49. Reminiscences on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- * Seasons Greetings for Celia (BC) (poem) -- 50. China's Gulag - The Laogai -- Statement on the royalties of the book -- * The UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture and.

* The UNFPA Trust Fund for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation -- About the Contributors -- Acknowledgements.