Text

The Universal declaration of human rights in the 21st century

---

The Global Citizenship Commission was convened, under the leadership of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the auspices of NYU’s Global Institute for Advanced Study, to re-examine the spirit and stirring words of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The result – this volume – offers a 21st-century commentary on the original document, furthering the work of human rights and illuminating the ideal of global citizenship. What does it mean for each of us to be members of a global community?
Since 1948, the Declaration has stood as a beacon and a standard for a better world. Yet the work of making its ideals real is far from over. Hideous and systemic human rights abuses continue to be perpetrated at an alarming rate around the world. Too many people, particularly those in power, are hostile to human rights or indifferent to their claims. Meanwhile, our global interdependence deepens.
Bringing together world leaders and thinkers in the fields of politics, ethics, and philosophy, the Commission set out to develop a common understanding of the meaning of global citizenship – one that arises from basic human rights and empowers every individual in the world. This landmark report affirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and seeks to renew the 1948 enterprise, and the very ideal of the human family, for our day and generation.

---

Availability

No copy data

Detail Information

Series Title

Open Reports Series; Vol. 2

Call Number

323 UNI u

Publisher

London : Open Book Publishers., 2016

Collation

x, 136 p.;22 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781783742219

Classification

323

Content Type

-

Media Type

-

Carrier Type

-

Edition

-

Subject(s)

Political science and theory

Specific Detail Info

-

Statement of Responsibility

Gordon Brown (ed.)

Other version/related

File Attachment

Comments

---

You must be logged in to post a comment