Recent trends in UN human rights activity: description and polemic
How have UN human rights goals and priorities evolved in the 1970s? The moderate compromise represented by the International Bill of Rights, as completed by the Covenants in 1966, has been undone in the seventies. A point-by-point examination of the major principles enunciated in General Assembly resolution 32/130 of 16 December 1977, which codified the trends of the decade and stands as the authoritative statement of the UN's strategic goals and priorities in the field of human rights, shows that the earlier moderation has been replaced by a one-sided, politicized, and often cynical approach. This development in UN doctrine merits polemical criticism.
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1981
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Authors: | Donnelly, Jack |
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International Organization. - Cambridge University Press. - Vol. 35.1981, 04, p. 633-655
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Cambridge University Press |
Description of contents: | Abstract [journals.cambridge.org] |
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