New Directions in Human Rights

by Hurst Hannum

The year 1988 marked the fortieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly as "a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations." The principles of the Declaration have become the foundation of a new international law of human rights, which has been translated into international treaties, constitutional provisions, and foreign policy precepts around the world.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812281284
• ISBN13: 9780812281286
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"