The Pros And Cons Of The Universal Declaration Of International Human Rights

Modern international human rights law began to be developed due to the tragic events that took place during World War 11. In response to these events the United Nations was created and the United Nations Charter adopted. The key purposes of the United Nations is to promote co-operation between the nation states, to assist in solving humanitarian, economic and cultural problems that arise between states and to promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms regardless of race, religion, sex, language or any other status. Therefore, the framework of international human rights law is designed to protect the rights and fundamental freedoms of human beings without any form of discrimination.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. The UDHR sets out the vasty majority of human rights which are also contained in other treaties which were adopted later, for example The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
However, if a situation arises that is deemed to be a national emergency derogations may be made by any contracting party providing that they extend strictly to the seriousness of the situation and that the measures taken are not inconsistent with any other obligations under international law. Specifically, during a national emergency it may not be possible for a state to provide certain rights. When this is the case the state must, however, ensure that the principle of non-discrimination is strictly adhered to. There are, however, human rights that are non-derogable under any circumstances. No derogation can be made from Article. 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights, the right to life excepting deaths that occur as a result of lawful acts of war. Furthermore, there can be no derogation from Article 3, the prohibition of