The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4788028 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John D Humphrey (0000-0002-8927-2322, corresponding author), John P Humphrey (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1949 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 351-361 |
| Publication date | 1949-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Venue | International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7020 • E-ISSN: 2052-465X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002070204900400405 |
| OpenAlex | W2317363395 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 401 |
problem of human rights and fundamental freedoms has exercised philosophers, politicians, jurists, and common ordinary men since the very dawn of history. The proper delimitation of the sphere of activities of the individual and of the collectivity, the relationship of the citizen to the State, the protection of the human being, the definition and establishment of essential human dignity are questions that have been discussed since man first began to enquire into his relationship to his environment. Civilization may be defined as a steady progress towards the achievement of greater and greater liberty. The great French philosopher, the late Professor Henri Bergson, has said that creative evolution consists in all its manifestations, of a movement towards greater and greater freedom and the emancipation of the human mind and will. But while history shows that there has been a constant evolution in the direction
Civilization · Declaration · Dignity · Emancipation · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Human rights · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Philosophy
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Citizenship and the right to the global city
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| Unique citing works | 401 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,81 |
| Citation span | 1957 - 2025 (69) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 365 |