17/09/14 - Human Rights and Fundamental Rights

THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS    

1. Where and when this Declaration comes from?

 It was written on the  10th of December of 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris.

2. Drafters profile

Canadian John Peters Humphrey was called upon by the United Nations Secretary-General to work on the project and became the Declaration's principal drafter.

At the time, Humphrey was newly appointed as Director of the Division of Human Rights within the United Nations Secretariat.The Commission on Human Rights, a standing body of the United Nations, was constituted to undertake the work of preparing what was initially conceived as an International Bill of Rights. 

The membership of the Commission was designed to be broadly representative of the global community, served by representatives from different countries.

Well-known members of the Commission included Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States (who was the Chairperson), René Cassin of France, Charles Malik of Lebanon, P. C. Chang of the Republic of China, and Hansa Mehta of India. Humphrey provided the initial draft which became the working text of the Commission.

    3. Meaning of:

a.  Dignity: Appearance and conduct that indicate self-respect and formality.

b.  Sovereignty: Supreme and unrestricted power, as of a state.

c.  Honour: Personal integrity; allegiance to moral principles.

d.  Nationality: The state of belonging to a particular nation, whether by birth or naturalization.

e.  Worship: To show profound religious devotion and respect to; adore or venerate.

f.   Lack of livelihood: 

g.  Merit: Worth or superior quality; excellence.

h. Morality: The quality of being moral (of or relating to the principles of right conduct, or with the distinction between right and wrong; ethical).

CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, CFREU

and CONSTITUCIÓN ESPAÑOLA, CE

 1. Where this Charters comes from?

  From the Europe Parliament.

 2.  What is “habeas corpus”. Link its meaning to CE Art.24 and CFREU Art. 47

   It´s what avoids arrests and arbitrary detentions. Link its meaning to CE in Art.24 and CFREU in the Art. 47

 3.  Find a right related to:

a.     Dignity: Respect that someone has to his own thoughts and is inviolable and must be respected and protected.

b.     Education: Is a right and in some countries can be public or private it depends.

c.      Employment-work:  A trade, proffesion or other means of livehood.

d.     Relation State-Religion:In ancient times the State and Religion were absolutly relationated.