
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, Paris, December 1948
Bodleian Library (Publisher)
Published on 29. October 2021
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-1-85124-576-5 (ISBN)
Description
'There are few historical developments more significant than the realisation that those in power should not be free to torture and abuse those who are not.' - Amal Clooney
On 10 December 1948, in Paris, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an extraordinarily ground-breaking and important proclamation: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This milestone document, made up of thirty Articles, sets out, for the first time, the fundamental human rights that must be protected by all nations.
The full text of the document is reproduced in this book following a foreword by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a general introduction which explores its origins in the 'Four Freedoms' described by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the role his wife Eleanor Roosevelt took on as chair of the Human Rights Commission and of the drafting committee, and the parts played by other key international members of the Commission. It was a pioneering achievement in the wake of the Second World War and continues to provide a basis for international human rights law, making this document's aims 'as relevant today as when they were first adopted a lifetime ago.'
On 10 December 1948, in Paris, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an extraordinarily ground-breaking and important proclamation: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This milestone document, made up of thirty Articles, sets out, for the first time, the fundamental human rights that must be protected by all nations.
The full text of the document is reproduced in this book following a foreword by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a general introduction which explores its origins in the 'Four Freedoms' described by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the role his wife Eleanor Roosevelt took on as chair of the Human Rights Commission and of the drafting committee, and the parts played by other key international members of the Commission. It was a pioneering achievement in the wake of the Second World War and continues to provide a basis for international human rights law, making this document's aims 'as relevant today as when they were first adopted a lifetime ago.'
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Language
English
Latin
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 104 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
116 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85124-576-5 (9781851245765)
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Amal Clooney is a human rights lawyer and humanitarian advocate.
John Pinfold's most recent book is 'Petrograd 1917' (Bodleian Library Publishing).
John Pinfold's most recent book is 'Petrograd 1917' (Bodleian Library Publishing).