The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Tribute to Its Architects. (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McFarland, Sam
• Is Part Of: Public integrity. Volume 19:Number 2(2017)
• Page Start: 108
• Page End: 122
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: human rights -- United Nations -- Universal Declaration; Civil service ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics; Political ethics; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects; United States; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; CIVIL SERVICE; MORAL ASPECTS; POLITICAL ETHICS; Periodicals; 172
• DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2016.1222228
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1099-9922

Abstract

Abstract : The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations on December 10, 1948, had five key architects: American Eleanor Roosevelt, Lebanon's Charles Malik, China's Peng-chun Chang, Canada's John Humphrey, and France's René Cassin. They represented diverse cultures and religions, and often disagreed sharply. This article offers a short history of their work and achievement.