LAWS 2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Universal Jurisdiction, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, International Human Rights Law
9 Apr 2018
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Most signi cant advances in international law is development of rules and principles governing the rights and obligation state and individuals vis- -vis human rights treaties. Purpose of human rights law is to ensure that individuals are protected form the excesses of. Concept of human rights is closely allied with ethics and morality. Human rights law re ects the values of the global community". The universalization" of human rights stems from natural law theory, which posits that rights exists as a product of higher laws that are absolute and governs all peoples through-out time and space. When a state refuses to attended to a human rights concern, individuals can resort to international measures: priorities of rights : certain rights re jus cogent norms (non-degradable), can cannot be infringed upon in any context (i. e slavery) Document was a declaration, embodying the rights set forth in the udr (2 treated were created) International covenant on civil and political rights (icpr)
