The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is written by Humberto Cantu Rivera and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004365141 (ISBN 10) and 9789004365148 (ISBN 13).

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.