| The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Common Standard of Achievement Contributor(s): Alfredsson, Gudmundur (Contribution by), Alfredsson, Gudmundur (Editor), Eide, Asbjorn (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9041111689 ISBN-13: 9789041111685 Publisher: Brill - Nijhoff OUR PRICE: $439.85 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1999 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights - Law | International |
| Dewey: 341.481 |
| LCCN: 99013931 |
| Physical Information: 784 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |