The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: an archival commentary*

Comma ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 33-86
Author(s):  
Trudy Huskamp Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The Third ◽  
Inherent Dignity ◽  
The World ◽  
Inalienable Rights ◽  
United Nations Declaration ◽  
Human Family

On 10 December 1948 the Third General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: a universal declaration, not a United Nations declaration. The Preamble of the Declaration begins by proclaiming that “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world”. As archivists know, the nexus between human rights and archives is strong and complex, because records are essential both to protecting these rights and to obtaining recourse when these rights are violated. This essay illuminates some of the relationships of records to rights, looking at each of the 30 Articles in turn.

Introduction

Fully Human ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 3-27
Author(s):  
Lindsey N. Kingston
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
Inherent Dignity ◽  
The World ◽  
Inalienable Rights ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Human Family

THE PREAMBLE TO THE United Nations’ 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) asserts that “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world” (...

2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Approved by the General Assembly on December 10, 1948

1949 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 202-206 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Inherent Dignity ◽  
The World ◽  
Inalienable Rights ◽  
Human Family

Whereas, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,

scholarly journals U-22 Comparison of Common Human Rights with the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the Context of the Farewell Sermon

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-350
Author(s):  
Abdul Razaq ◽  
Muhammad Usman Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Member States ◽  
The World ◽  
United Nations Charter ◽  
United Nation ◽  
As If

The last Hajj performed by the Messenger of Allah is called the Farewell Hajj in two respects. One is that you did the last Hajj and also with reference to the fact that the Holy Prophet himself said in this sermon: O people! By God, I don't know if I will be able to meet you in this place after today. You specifically said, "Ask me questions, learn and ask what you have to ask." I may not be able to meet you like this later this year.It was as if the Holy Prophet himself was saying goodbye. On this occasion, this Hajj is called the Farewell Hajj.The United Nation General Assembly, approved the: "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" on Dec. 1948. Following this historic achievement, the Assembly urged all its member states to make the announcement public and participate in its dissemination. The purpose of this manifesto was to protect basic human rights throughout the world and to find solutions to various problems facing nations. The rights granted to man under the United Nations Charter, established in the twentieth century, were granted to him by Islam fourteen hundred years ago.The 30 articles of the UN Charter define basic human rights in various ways. These provisions relate to social, religious and human rights. When we compare the Farewell Sermon of the Holy Prophet with this Manifesto, where many similarities come to the fore, the differences are also noticeable.

The Missiological Significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Heideman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Fiftieth Anniversary ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
The United Nations

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, 10 December 1948, is the international affirmation of faith in fundamental human rights. As the most widely officially adopted creed in the world, it is of great significance for persons engaged in cross-cultural and international missions. As we have recently recognized the fiftieth anniversary year of its adoption, missiologists must continue to struggle with issues it raises, such as the relation of Christian liberty to human rights, the relation of “rights” to “duties,” and the theological basis for a doctrine of human rights.

scholarly journals International Law and the Death Penalty: A Toothless Tiger, or a Meaningful Force for Change

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Babcock
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
International Law ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The World

Over the last several decades, the world has made great strides towards universal abolition of the death penalty. Since the Universal Declaration on Human Rights was adopted in 1948, nearly 100 countries have abolished the death penalty as a matter of law. European and Latin American nations have been on the forefront of abolitionist efforts, but anti-death-penalty sentiment is not limited to those regions; support for the death penalty is waning in Africa and Southeast Asia as well. All but one or two nations claim to no longer execute minors, and many of the world's leading executioners have greatly reduced the number of crimes for which the death penalty can be applied. The General Assembly of the United Nations has now passed four resolutions in favor of a universal moratorium on capital punishment, and each has been supported by a greater number of countries-even those that were previously considered staunch supporters of the death penalty.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

1996 ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Editorial board Of the Journal
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The United Nations

GENERAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Adopted and proclaimed in resolution 217 A (III) of the General Assembly of the United Nations of 10.12.1948

Human Rights, Global Ethics, and the Ordinary Virtues

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Ignatieff
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
Global Ethics ◽  
Citizen Action ◽  
Individual Person ◽  
The World ◽  
Universal Human Rights ◽  
The Individual

In a 1958 speech at the United Nations, Eleanor Roosevelt took stock of the progress that human rights had made since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ten years before. Mrs. Roosevelt had chaired the UN committee that drafted the Universal Declaration and had hoped that, in time, it would become “the international Magna Carta of all men everywhere.” Her answer to the question of how to measure human rights progress has become one of the most frequently quoted remarks of the former First Lady: Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home—so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.

scholarly journals Hak Atas Kebebasan Beragama/Berkeyakinan: Sebuah Upaya Pendasaran Filosofis

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Iqbal Hasanuddin
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
John Rawls ◽  
The Self ◽  
Freedom Of Religion ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Philosophical Foundation ◽  
Robert Nozick ◽  
Moral Foundation ◽  
The World

ABSTRACT: This paper tries to give a philosophical foundation to the rights to freedom of religion/belief. So far, the rights to freedom of religion/belief have been considered legitimated because resulted in General Assembly of the United Nations as mutual consensus of all nations around the world. Although, the normativity of the rights to freedom of religion/belief based on that mutual consensus is not ethical-philosophical, but political. By the justice argument of John Rawls and the self-ownership argument of Robert Nozick, this paper tries to give a moral foundation to the guarantee of respect and protection of the freedom of religion/belief. KEYWORDS: freedom of religion/belief, human rights instruments, forum internum, forum eksternum, justice, slef-ownership.ABSTRAK: Tujuan makalah ini adalah memberikan pendasaran filosofis bagi hak atas kebebasan beragama/berkeyakinan. Sejauh ini, hak atas kebebasan beragama/berkeyakinan (KBB) dipandang sebagai sesuatu yang bersifat normatif, karena dihasilkan dalam sidang-sidang Majelis Umum Perserikatan Bangsa-bangsa (PBB) sehingga telah menjadi konsensus bersama bangsa-bangsa di seluruh dunia. Namun demikian, normativitas hak atas KBB yang didasarkan pada konsensus bersama itu masih bersifat politis, belum memiliki dasar etis-filosofis. Melalui argumen keadilan yang didasarkan pada pemikiran John Rawls dan argumen kepemilikan-diri yang didasarkan pada pemikiran Robert Nozick, makalah ini mencoba memberikan landasan moral bagi jaminan penghormatan dan perlindungan bagi kebebasan beragama/berkeyakinan. KATA-KATA KUNCI: kebebasan beragama/berkeyakinan, instrumen-instrumen HAM, forum internum, forum eksternum, keadilan, kepemilikan-diri.

The Significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The record so far and future prospects

1966 ◽  
Vol 6 (63) ◽  
pp. 287-296
Author(s):  
Albert Verdoodt
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Social Council ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Condition Of Women

On the 10th December 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which had been drawn up by a series of meetings of the Commission of Human Rights and the Commission on the Condition of Women as well as major discussions which took place during the first seven sessions of the Economic and Social Council. The General Assembly presented this Declaration “as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education … and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance …”

scholarly journals Dignity, personhood and culture: reflections on bioethics of today

2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Munzarova
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Sono Stati ◽  
Inherent Dignity ◽  
The World ◽  
Loss Of Dignity ◽  
Human Family ◽  
Modern Form

Il rispetto per la dignità intrinseca di ogni essere umano è il fondamento di ogni etica medica, nonché il fondamento di molte dichiarazioni. Quella fondamentale, la Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo (ONU 1948) – ricordando “gli atti di barbarie che oltraggiarono la coscienza dell’umanità”, ha sancito che “il riconoscimento della dignità intrinseca ... di tutti i membri della famiglia umana è il fondamento della libertà, della giustizia e della pace nel mondo”. Nell’attuale disputa della bioetica diversi autori negano questo fatto, negano la personalità di tutti, incoraggiano l’uccisione di coloro che non sono, secondo il loro punto di vista, persone, argomentano contro il rispetto della coscienza, mettono insieme dignità intrinseca ed estrinseca (attribuita), ritengono che la dignità sia un concetto inutile in etica medica, ecc., ecc. E poiché le idee hanno sempre conseguenze, i medici uccidono i loro pazienti (accettando i loro sentimenti di perdita della dignità) e scoprono una novità piuttosto sorprendente, una forma moderna di paradossale guarigione-uccisione: le cure palliative e l’eutanasia legalizzata non sono antagonisti, sono uniti in una “cura palliativa integrale”. Dobbiamo vedere la realtà: alcuni aspetti del ragionamento odierno ricordano in maniera inquietante le motivazioni degli atti di barbarie precedenti alla guerra. Svariati segnali urgenti provenienti da uomini di cultura, che hanno avuto una personale esperienza tragica a causa di questi atti di barbarie, sono stati riportati. ---------- Respect to the inherent dignity of every human being is the cornerstone of all medical ethics as well as the cornerstone of many declarations. The fundamental one, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UN 1948) – remembering the “barbarous acts, that have outraged the conscience of mankind” – proclaimed that “recognition of the inherent dignity … of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world”. In the present arena of bioethics several authors deny this fact, deny the personhood of everybody, recommend killing of those who are, according their point of view, not persons, speak against the respect of conscience, conflate inherent and extrinsic (attributed) dignity, think that dignity is a useless concept in medical ethics, etc. etc. And as ideas have always consequences, physicians kill their patients (accepting their feelings of the loss of dignity) and find out quite strange innovation, a modern form of healing-killing paradox: palliative care and legalized euthanasia are not antagonistic; they are joined together in “integral palliative care”. We must see the reality: certain aspects of present day reasoning are disturbingly reminiscent to the reasoning of those who prepared barbarous acts before the war. Several urgent warning coming from the men of wisdom, who had personal tragic experience due to these barbarous acts, are quoted.

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