The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - A Common Standard of Achievement

1,495.00RON

ISBN: 9789041111685

Autor:

Gudmundur Alfredsson and Asbjørn Eide

Editura:

Martinus Nijhoff

Data aparitiei:

20.08.1999

Numar de pagini:

784

Price: 1,495.00RON

Tip Coperta:

Hardcover

Stare:

In stoc

Reviews
'[...] have found it invaluable to have such a clear guide to the provenance of so many of the human rights instruments and standards which I quote every day. [...] It is easy to read, well laid out, thought provoking and informative. I recommend it to you.'
SCOLAG Legal Journal, December 2000.

This volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). In so doing, it offers a comprehensive and systematic treatment of the rights and duties contained in the UDHR, in the light of its history, the intentions of its drafters ant the standard-setting activities and monitoring efforts which have grown out of its existence. Each article of the UDHR is treated in a separate chapter; each chapter is written by different authors, all scholars from or associated with the Nordic countries, all active in human rights work, either academically or in the field. A consolidated bibliography completes the collection.
The subtitle of this volume is "A Common Standard of Achievement", a phrase drawn from the Preamble of the UDHR. In many ways, this collection is intended to demonstrate that this phrase has, to a considerable extent, come true.