The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
ISBN: 9789004365148
Platform/Publisher: BRILL / Brill | Nijhoff
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The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly marked a groundbreaking moment in the field of international law. Not only would it start to move away from its original conception as an exclusively State-centered domain: it would also mark the progressive transformation of international law into a law for humankind. This instrument started a codification and institution-building process that would slowly evolve into a complex framework of treaties, bodies and procedures revolving around the protection of the human being against the actions - or omissions - of the State. This commentary provides a specific analysis and reflection of how each one of the rights enshrined therein have evolved over time.


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