The UDHR in National and International Law

Bibliographic Data

ID12440459
AuthorsHurst Hannum (Tufts University, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume3
Issue2
Pages144-144
Publication date1998-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth and Human Rights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-0969 • E-ISSN: 2150-4113
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/4065305
PMID10343299
OpenAlexW18359587
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited3

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been the foundation of much of the post-1945 codification of human rights, and the international legal system is replete with global and regional treaties based, in large measure, on the Declaration. Pending universal ratification of the Covenants and other treaties, it is to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that most people will look to find the minimum rights to which they are entitled. This article sets out the status of the Declaration in national and international law, and gives examples of international and national provisions protecting the right to health. Legally, politically, and morally, the Universal Declaration remains even more significant today than when it was adopted a half-century ago

Covenant · Declaration · Human rights · International human rights law · International law · Political science · Politics · Ratification · Right to property · Human Rights and Development · International Law and Human Rights · Law

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