The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

A Commentary

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.
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2023
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Front Matter
Preliminary Material
Copyright Page
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Notes on Contributors
The 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Chapter 1 Article 1 – Dignity and Equality
Chapter 2 Article 2 – Non-discrimination
Chapter 3 Article 3 – The Right to Life, Liberty and Security
Chapter 4 Article 4 – The Prohibition of Slavery
Chapter 5 Article 5 – The Prohibition of Torture
Chapter 6 Article 6 – The Right to Recognition before the Law
Chapter 7 Article 7 – Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Chapter 8 Article 8 – The Right to an Effective Remedy
Chapter 9 Article 9 – The Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention
Chapter 10 Article 10 – The Right to a Fair Trial
Chapter 11 Article 11 – The Principle of Legality
Chapter 12 Article 12 – The Rights to Privacy and Family Life
Chapter 13 Article 13 – The Right to Freedom of Movement and of Residence
Chapter 14 Article 14 – The Right to Asylum
Chapter 15 Article 15 – The Right to a Nationality
Chapter 16 Article 16 – The Right to Marry and to Found a Family
Chapter 17 Article 17 – The Right to Property
Chapter 18 Article 18 – The Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion
Chapter 19 Article 19 – The Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Chapter 20 Article 20 – The Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
Chapter 21 Article 21 – Political Rights
Chapter 22 Article 22 – The Right to Social Security
Chapter 23 Article 23 – The Right to Work
Chapter 24 Article 24 – The Right to Rest and to the Limitation of Working Hours
Chapter 25.1 Article 25.1 – The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living
Chapter 25.2 Article 25.2 – The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living
Chapter 25.3 Article 25.3 – The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living
Chapter 26 Article 26 – The Right to Education
Chapter 27 Article 27 – Cultural Rights
Chapter 28 Article 28 – The Right to a Social and International Order
Chapter 29.1 Article 29.1 – Duties to the Community
Chapter 29.2 Article 29.2 – Limitations in the Exercise of Rights
Chapter 30 Article 30 – The Non-Abuse Clause
Back Matter
Index
Humberto Cantú Rivera is Professor at the School of Law of the University of Monterrey. He edited The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council (Intersentia, 2015) and Derechos humanos y empresas: reflexiones desde América Latina (IIDH, 2017).
Human rights or international law students, scholars, practitioners, and anyone interested in the development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and its effects on the evolution of international human rights law.
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