RESPONDING TO THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Responding to the Declaration of Human Rights

Responding to the Declaration of Human Rights

On the 10th of December of 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations agreed to use the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (hereinafter “the Declaration”) in response to the carnage and barbarism of World War II. Although the statement is not legally binding upon member states, it expresses the moral conscience of the world and is based upon five principles: respect for the rule of law, dignity of the person, fair and equitable treatment of individuals by governments, tolerance and acceptance of ...