| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 378 pages) |
| Series |
Pennsylvania studies in human rights |
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Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
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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 |
| Summary |
"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."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-378) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations. General Assembly) fast |
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Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme -- Histoire. ram |
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Menschenrechtsdeklaration. swd |
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Human rights -- History -- 20th century
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights.
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Human rights
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Mensenrechten.
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Universele Verklaring van de Rechten van de Mens.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
98041468 |
| ISBN |
9780812200416 |
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0812200411 |
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