Article by Article

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights for a New Generation

Johannes Morsink (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2021
University of Pennsylvania Press (Verlag)
978-0-8122-5350-4 (ISBN)

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The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is one of the most important and debated sociopolitical documents of the twentieth century. A leading authority on the UDHR, Johannes Morsink is the author of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Origins, Drafting, and Intent (2000) and Inherent Human Rights: Philosophical Roots of the Universal Declaration (2009). With this new book, Morsink has now written a volume for a new generation of human rights students and activists, one that presents an article-by-article account of the formulation of each article in the UDHR. The author comments perceptively on how they have been argued, argued over, and used in a wide range of political discourses. Comprised of short essays on each of the Declaration's thirty articles, this book constitutes the most accessible and comprehensive approach to this document and explicates the UDHR's continued relevance in contemporary times.

Throughout the book, Morsink explains how this 1948 iconic text can help us in the twenty-first century. He shows us the high moral ground we need to fight evils perpetuated during and after World War II that now present themselves in new garb and does so in a clear and concise manner.

Johannes Morsink is Professor Emeritus of Political Philosophy at Drew University. He is author of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Origins, Drafting, and Intent and Inherent Human Rights: Philosophical Roots of the Universal Declaration, both of which are available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Contents

Preface

A Note on Sources

Preamble

Operative Paragraph: Statement of Purpose

Article 1. Born Free and Equal

Article 2a. Nondiscrimination

Article 2b. Colonialism and Systemic Racism

Article 3. Life, Liberty, and Security of Person

Article 4. Freedom from Slavery

Article 5. Torture and Relativism

Article 6. Person Before the Law

Article 7. Equality Before the Law

Article 8. Having Fundamental Rights

Article 9. No Arbitrary Arrest

Article 10. Fair Public Hearing

Article 11. Innocence and Nuremberg

Article 12. The Right to Privacy

Article 13. Freedom of Movement and COVID-19

Article 14. The Right to Asylum

Article 15. The Right to a Nationality and Statelessness

Article 16. Marriage and the Family

Article 17. Property and Essential Needs

Article 18. Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion

Article 19. Information, Opinion, and Expression

Article 20. Freedom of Assembly and Association

Article 21. The Right to Participation in Government

Article 22. Social (Security) Justice

Article 23. The Right to Work Today

Article 24. Rights to Rest and Leisure

Article 25. Standard of Living and Social Security

Article 26. The Right to an Education

Article 27. Participation in Culture

Article 28. The Right to a (Good) World Order

Article 29. Duties as Limitations

Article 30. Indestructible and Inherent

Acknowledgments

Erscheinungsdatum	02.11.2021
Reihe/Serie	Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Verlagsort	Pennsylvania
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-8122-5350-7 / 0812253507
ISBN-13	978-0-8122-5350-4 / 9780812253504
Zustand	Neuware