OUVRAGE : H. Cantú Rivera (ed.), The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Commentary

Humberto CANTÚ RIVERA

The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly marked a groundbreaking moment in the field of international law. Not only would it start to move away from its original conception as an exclusively State-centered domain: it would also mark the progressive transformation of international into a law for humankind. This instrument started a codification and institution-building process that would slowly evolve into a complex framework of treaties, bodies and procedures revolving around the protection of the human being against the actions – or omissions – of the State. This commentary provides a specific analysis and reflection of how each one of the rights enshrined therein have evolved over time.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword, Völker Turk (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights)
Acknowledgments
Notes on Contributors 

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1. Francisco J. Rivera Juaristi, Dignity and Equality
2. Aderomola Adeola, Non- discrimination
3. Danielle Anne Pamplona, The Right to Life, Liberty and Security
4. Daria Davitti ,The Prohibition of Slavery
5. Etienne Henry, The Prohibition of Torture
6. Alonso E. Illueca, The Right to Recognition before the Law
7. Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
8. Humberto Cantú Rivera, The Right to an Effective Remedy
9. José Antonio Guevara Bermúdez, The Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention
10. Dinah Shelton, The Right to a Fair Trial
11. Andrew Novak, The Principle of Legality
12. Audrey Lebret, The Rights to Privacy and Family Life
13. Karlos A. Castilla Juárez, The Right to Freedom of Movement and of Residence
14. Javier Tous, The Right to Asylum
15. Leonardo S. C. Castilho, The Right to a Nationality
16. Ana Cláudia Ruy Cardia Atchabahian, The Right to Marry and to Found a Family
17. Carolina Olarte-Bácares, The Right to Property
18. Pablo Contreras, Belén Saavedra, The Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion
19. David Kaye, Azin Tadjdini, The Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
20. Alejandra Ancheita, Michael Rolla Negrete Cárdenas, The Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
21. Anna Glazewski, Political Rights
22. Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, The Right to Social Security
23. Larry Catá Backer, The Right to Work
24. Nicolas Bueno, The Right to Rest and to the Limitation of Working Hours
25.1. Jessie Hohmann, The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living. The Right to Housing
25.2. Ana María Suárez Franco, The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living. The Right to Food
25.3. Virginia Bras Gomes, The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living. The Right to Social Security
26. Daniel Iglesias Márquez, The Right to Education
27. Daniel Cerqueira, Cultural Rights
28. Emmanuel Decaux, The Right to a Social and International Order
29.1. Laurent Trigeaud, Duties to the Community
29.2. Alfredo Crosato Neumann, Limitations in the Exercise of Rights
30. Nicolás Carrillo- Santarelli, The Non-Abuse Clause

Index 

 

Humberto CANTÚ RIVERA, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Commentary, Leiden, Brill/Nijhoff, 2023 (865 pp.)