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Universal Declaration of Human Rights : origins, drafting, and intent origins, drafting, and intent / Johannes Morsink.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Series: Pennsylvania studies in human rightsPublication details: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.Description: xiv, 378 p. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0812217470 (pbk.)
  • 9780812217476 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Universal Declaration of Human Rights.DDC classification:
  • 341.4/81/09 21
LOC classification:
  • K3238 .M67
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Contents:
The drafting process explained -- World War II as catalyst -- Colonies, minorities, and women's rights -- Privacy and different kinds of property -- The Socialist shape of work-related rights -- Social security, education, and culture -- Duties and communities -- Article 1, the preamble, and the Enlightenment.
Review: "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, has become the moral backbone of more than two hundred human rights instruments that are now a part of our world. The document has been a source of hope and inspiration to thousands of groups and millions of oppressed individuals." "Johannes Morsink offers a behind-the-scenes account of the Declaration's origins and development. He reports on the detailed discussions that took place in the United Nations, tells us which countries argued for or against each provision of the Declaration, explains why certain important amendments were rejected, and shows how common revulsion toward the Holocaust provided the consensus needed to adopt this universal code of ethics."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-378).

The drafting process explained -- World War II as catalyst -- Colonies, minorities, and women's rights -- Privacy and different kinds of property -- The Socialist shape of work-related rights -- Social security, education, and culture -- Duties and communities -- Article 1, the preamble, and the Enlightenment.

"The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, has become the moral backbone of more than two hundred human rights instruments that are now a part of our world. The document has been a source of hope and inspiration to thousands of groups and millions of oppressed individuals." "Johannes Morsink offers a behind-the-scenes account of the Declaration's origins and development. He reports on the detailed discussions that took place in the United Nations, tells us which countries argued for or against each provision of the Declaration, explains why certain important amendments were rejected, and shows how common revulsion toward the Holocaust provided the consensus needed to adopt this universal code of ethics."--BOOK JACKET.

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