Importance
How It Came To Be.
I) From August to October 1944 , representatives of France, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union met in Dumbarton Oaks, in Georgetown, Washington in order to discuss a proposition for peace within each nation.The end result of the conception of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is of great importance to human rights and the results have impacted the world in favor of the well being of all people.
A) The United Nations arose from this meeting.
i) The United Nations was established April 25, 1945. The first meeting was held in San Francisco.
(a) In the preamble the UN made a reference to human rights.
(b) The aim of the UN was to prevent war and emphasizing on protecting human rights.
II) A step was taken to bring an international bill of rights.
A) The war has ended and atrocities had been discovered in Europe and Asia. The atrocity, such as what had befallen on the Jewish community, was a threat to the rights of all individuals.
i) In April 1946, Eleanor Roosevelt, was appointed to lead a provisional group of nine members. They took it upon themselves to work on a international bill of rights.
(a) By the next year, the group was now called the New Commission of Human Rights, and had grown to 18 members.
(b) The Commission met in January 1947 and established that the declaration must be founded on the ideas of political, social and economic rights.
Cause
Most institutions did not spring out of nowhere. They were founded on ideas and principles.
I) The idea to the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was based of "human intervention"
A) In "human intervention" a greater power would use force in order to stop other nations from oppressing the minority group.
i) for example, in 1827 Great Britain, France, and Russia took it upon themselves to stop the Ottoman Empire from persecuting the Greek population under Turkish rule.
I) The idea to the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was based of "human intervention"
A) In "human intervention" a greater power would use force in order to stop other nations from oppressing the minority group.
i) for example, in 1827 Great Britain, France, and Russia took it upon themselves to stop the Ottoman Empire from persecuting the Greek population under Turkish rule.
Effects
As the declaration grew many principles arose from this document that has affected life, and has made life to all citizens of Earth easier to live in. Many freedoms arose which are available to all and are seen through many forms, such as the internet.
I) Many other declarations arose after the Declaration of Human Rights, which were brought about in the same manner and based upon the same principles.
A)Examples of later documents: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, The Declaration on the Rights of the Child, Draft Declaration on Freedom of Information.
i)examples from those documents: Freedom of Association: "Workers and Employers without distinction whatsoever, shall have the right to establish, subject only to rules of the organization concerned, to join organizations of their own choosing without previous authorization."
Rights of the Child: Emphasizes the rights of children based upon the the Declaration.
Freedom of Information: The right to everyone to freedom of opinion in any form or media.
I) Many other declarations arose after the Declaration of Human Rights, which were brought about in the same manner and based upon the same principles.
A)Examples of later documents: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, The Declaration on the Rights of the Child, Draft Declaration on Freedom of Information.
i)examples from those documents: Freedom of Association: "Workers and Employers without distinction whatsoever, shall have the right to establish, subject only to rules of the organization concerned, to join organizations of their own choosing without previous authorization."
Rights of the Child: Emphasizes the rights of children based upon the the Declaration.
Freedom of Information: The right to everyone to freedom of opinion in any form or media.
Is the Document alive?
Yes it is. In fact, there is an office online which updates itself when a new nation has adopted the declaration.
I) The declaration is still alive today. It has not been replaced by any new revised bill or declaration, but it has spawned several conventions or bills that follow the basis that the declaration runs under.
A) The Declaration has up to 30 articles which it runs under.
i) from there other nations possibly create more articles.
a) Britain is a good example: such as the European Convention of Human Rights
I) The declaration is still alive today. It has not been replaced by any new revised bill or declaration, but it has spawned several conventions or bills that follow the basis that the declaration runs under.
A) The Declaration has up to 30 articles which it runs under.
i) from there other nations possibly create more articles.
a) Britain is a good example: such as the European Convention of Human Rights
Pros and Cons?
There is only one con and that is that the Declaration was based on that it focused on ideals that originated in the United States. Originally during the conception of the declaration it was based on U.S. ideals
I) In scope the Declaration is not world wide, it mostly applies to the Americas and Western Europe.
A) Pros: today it seems that the declaration has spread to many nations.
i) the declaration has helped with many problems in the world.
I) In scope the Declaration is not world wide, it mostly applies to the Americas and Western Europe.
A) Pros: today it seems that the declaration has spread to many nations.
i) the declaration has helped with many problems in the world.
