SOSC 1910 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Osgoode Hall Law School, International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, Drafter

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1910
• Professor: Dorathy Moore

Document Summary

Ap socs 1210 human rights in a socio - legal context. United nations: always in search of peace, exists to promote and protect human rights, canada has a positive history about being supportive. John p. humphrey : v drafter of the universal declaration of human rights. v 1st director of united nations human rights division. v believes there is a fundamental link between human rights and peace. Lester b. pearson: v former prime minister. v developed concept of peace keeping forces. v received novel peace prize. Internationally, human rights are what we call moral principles : a set of good ideas of how treated. people should be. Background and fundamental principles: ibhr : international bill of human rights, consists of - udhr : universal declaration of human rights. *** 1st piece of a bigger puzzle that created the ibhr *** Iccpr : international covenant on civil and political rights.