Overview

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 and 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 a different author, all scholars from, or associated with, the Nordic countries, and all active in human rights work, either academically or in the field. A consolidated biography 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.

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Author:   Gudmundur Alfredsson ,  Gudmundur Alfredsson ,  Asbjorn Eide
Publisher:   Kluwer Law International
Imprint:   Kluwer Law International
Weight:   1.451kg
ISBN:  

9789041111685

ISBN 10:   9041111689
Pages:   784
Publication Date:   01 March 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction; A. Eide, G. Alfredsson. The Origins of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; A. Samnoy. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: How the Process Started; J.Th. Moller. The Preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; M. Koskenniemi. Article 1; T. Lindholm. Article 2; S. Skogly. Article 3; L.A. Rehof. Article 4; N. Lassen. Article 5; A.-M.B. Pennegard. Article 6; M. Bogdan, B.K. Olsen. Article 7; J.Th. Moller. Article 8; E. Mose. Article 9; J. Niemi-Kiesilainen. Article 10; L. Lehtimaja, M. Pellonpaa. Article 11; R. Lahti. Article 12; L.A. Rehof. Article 13; A. Grahl-Madsen, et al. Article 14; M. Kjoerum. Article 15; I. Ziemele, G.G. Schram. Article 16; S. Lagoutte, A.T. Arnason. Article 17; C. Krause, G. Alfredsson. Article 18; M. Scheinin. Article 19; J. Kortteinen, et al. Article 20; M. Scheinin. Article 21; A. Rosas. Article 22; B.-A. Andreassen. Article 23; K. Kallstrom, A. Eide. Article 24; B. Isacsson. Article 25; A. Eide, W.B. Eide. Article 26; P. Arajarvi. Article 27; R. Adalsteinsson, P. Thorhallson. Article 28; A. Eide. Articles 29 and 30: T. Opsahl, V. Dimitrijevic. The Right of Petition: General Assembly Resolution 217B; J.Th. Moller. The Non-inclusion of minority Rights: Resolution 217C (III); A. Eide. Publicity for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: General Assembly Resolution 217D (III); D. Helle, M. Kohonen. Virtual Traces of Human Rights: The UDHR and Electronic Information Resources; G. Noll. Consolidated Bibliography. List of Contributors. List of Abbreviations. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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' [...] 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.' <br> SCOLAG Legal Journal, December 2000.<br>

Author Information

Gudmundur Alfredsson is Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and Professor of International Law at the University of Lund in Sweden. Asbjorn Eide is Senior Fellow and former Director of the Norwegian Institute of Human Rights and a member and former Chairman of the UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.

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