The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

A Commentary

• Author(s): Humberto Cantu Rivera,
• Publisher: BRILL
• Pages: 836
• ISBN_10: 9004365141
  ISBN_13: 9789004365148
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / International , Political Science / Human Rights ,

Description:... The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly marked a groundbreaking moment in the field of international law. Not only would it start to move away from its original conception as an exclusively State-centered domain: it would also mark the progressive transformation of international law into a law for humankind. This instrument started a codification and institution-building process that would slowly evolve into a complex framework of treaties, bodies and procedures revolving around the protection of the human being against the actions – or omissions – of the State. This commentary provides a specific analysis and reflection of how each one of the rights enshrined therein have evolved over time.