UNESCO and the Drafting of the UDHR: Navigating Theories and Practices

Immediately after its creation in 1945, UNESCO concerned itself with the idea of a unified framework of rights that would give foundation to the new international order. The enterprise it undertook with a great sense of urgency in 1947 in relation with the drafting of the UDHR by the UN Commission o...

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Published in:The review of faith & international affairs
Subtitles:Essays in Honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Main Author: Chanthalangsy, Phinith (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2023
In: The review of faith & international affairs
Further subjects:B Human Dignity
B Rights
B Jacques Maritain
B Science
B Unesco
B Universality
B Philosophy
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Summary:Immediately after its creation in 1945, UNESCO concerned itself with the idea of a unified framework of rights that would give foundation to the new international order. The enterprise it undertook with a great sense of urgency in 1947 in relation with the drafting of the UDHR by the UN Commission on human rights reflected both the natural law philosophy inherited from the European 18th century, and the 20th century’s imperative call for the realization of the socioeconomic rights of all peoples, across the globe, including those still under political and racial oppression and colonial rule.
ISSN:1931-7743
Contains:Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2023.2272419