They were profoundly influenced by England's Declaration of Rights of 1689.
For American lawyers, the answer is simple: "The English had used their own Declaration of Rights to depose James II and these acts were deemed completely lawful and justified, " they say in their summary.
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Non-governmental organizations and their members genuinely involved in the field of human rights should enjoy the rights and freedoms recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the protection of the national law.
The Convention gave effect to certain of the rights stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and established an international judicial organ with jurisdiction to find against States (States Parties to the Convention) that do not fulfil their undertakings.
In the early history of the United Nations that dispute resulted in the separation of what initially was a unified conception of human rights, as expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, into two covenants, the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Identifying the full range of threats to the liberty of Jews, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Bahais and every other faith is the never-ending task of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which shares with the State Department the job of pressing countries to respect the commitments on liberty (including article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, promising freedom of conscience) which they have signed.
The Open Government Declaration endorsed the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention against corruption.
These ideas grew out of the European enlightenment, but today they are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, not as the birthright of Americans or Westerners, but of people everywhere.
It is now recognised that you cannot enjoy one set of rights without the other and it was this vision that inspired the drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
But there is an insidious blurring of categories here, which becomes plain when you compare this resolution with the more rigorous language of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948 in a spirit of revulsion over the evils of fascism.
In this respect it stresses the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol and regional instruments.
Answering critics who claim that the award is based on the Western standards of human rights, Jagland said the criteria are from the universal rights and values described in the United Nations International Declaration of Human Rights.
As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, my government remain committed to the effective promotion of human rights world-wide.
States and societies are responsible for creating and maintaining the conditions required to preserve the fundamental right to freedom of expression, guaranteed by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and combating the impunity all too often enjoyed by perpetrators of attacks against journalists.
The World Conference on Human Rights reaffirms that States are duty-bound, as stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and in other international human rights instruments, to ensure that education is aimed at strengthening the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Non-governmental organizations should be free to carry out their human rights activities, without interference, within the framework of national law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, none was more fundamental than the right to emigrate.
The current declaration reaffirms the Rio Principles and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed 60 years ago, is seen as a great achievement.
General Assembly, linking the visit to the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
These examples are simplified versions of some of the 30 articles in the Declaration of Human Rights.
He was referring to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which the United Nations adopted December 10, 1948.
It was this insight that drove drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after the Second World War.
For case studies about each article in the Declaration of Human Rights, click on the link in the right-hand, dark-blue box.
Within the same year, 1789, both the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the American Bill of Rights were drafted.
The principles of this world beyond terror can be found in the very first sentence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Sixty-four years after the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, what current trend preoccupies you the most as regards human rights?
Furthermore, these cultural forms and spaces were to be in conformity with UNESCO ideals and in particular with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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