1st Edition

Contemporary Human Rights Challenges The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its Continuing Relevance

Edited By Carla Ferstman, Tony Gray Copyright 2019
262 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was drafted by the UN Commission on Human Rights in the aftermath of the World War II in an attempt to address the wrongs of the past and plan for a better future for all.  With contributions from President Jimmy Carter, UNESCO Secretary General Audrey Azoulay and the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, this collection of essays,... Read more

1: Foreword;  2: Cosmopolitan Vision, Civilised Sensibility, and Moral Passion: In Honour of Clemens N. Nathan (1933-2015);  3: List of Contributors;  4: Introduction to the Volume;  5: Section I: Reflections on the Foundation Blocks, the Pediment which Binds the Structure Together and Several Cross-Cutting Themes;  6: Section II: The Rights of an Individual;  7: Section III: The Rights of Individual in Civil and Political Society;  8: Section IV: Spiritual, public and political freedoms;  9: Section V: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;  10: Section VI: The Challenge of Hope;  11: Appendices;  12: Index

Biography

Dr Carla Ferstman, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Essex, UK.

Rev Alexander Goldberg, barrister and human rights activist, Jewish Chaplain to the University of Surrey.

Dr Tony Gray, Director of Words by Design, Oxford, UK.

Dr Liz Ison (daughter of the late Clemens Nathan), UK.

Richard Nathan (son of the late Clemens Nathan), Director, Bosquet Capital, London, UK.

Michael Newman, Chief Executive, The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR), London, UK.