INTLSTD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: International Bill Of Human Rights, Hugo Grotius, Eleanor Roosevelt
21 Feb 2017
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Human rights not internationally recognized in 1940s. Origins of the idea of human rights in the west. Magna carta (1215: everyone including the king is subject to the law. American revolution: virginia declaration of rights 1776, we hold these truths to be self-evident . French revolution: declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen 1789, not something just to do with france but with all people, ignited some debate about whether or not the scope was that large. Rise of novels: 1750 they take off in the form of epistolary novels. In the form of a letter, published in installments in the newspaper. Un charter specified a commission be created: eleanor roosevelt chaired this commission, her greatest achievement. Collectively authored that represents a spectrum of philosophies and views on the part of people who were involved with the un at that time. Malik born in lebanon: interested in individual freedom.
