Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Table of cases
- Table of treaties and other international instruments
- Abbreviations for courts and tribunals cited
- Introduction
- 1 International law as a source of refugee rights
- 2 The evolution of the refugee rights regime
- 3 The structure of entitlement under the Refugee Convention
- 4 Rights of refugees physically present
- 5 Rights of refugees lawfully present
- 6 Rights of refugees lawfully staying
- 7 Rights of solution
- Epilogue: Challenges to the viability of refugee rights
- Appendices
- 1 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)
- 2 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (1967)
- 3 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
- 4 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
- 5 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
- Select bibliography
- Index
3 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Table of cases
- Table of treaties and other international instruments
- Abbreviations for courts and tribunals cited
- Introduction
- 1 International law as a source of refugee rights
- 2 The evolution of the refugee rights regime
- 3 The structure of entitlement under the Refugee Convention
- 4 Rights of refugees physically present
- 5 Rights of refugees lawfully present
- 6 Rights of refugees lawfully staying
- 7 Rights of solution
- Epilogue: Challenges to the viability of refugee rights
- Appendices
- 1 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)
- 2 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (1967)
- 3 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
- 4 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
- 5 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
- Select bibliography
- Index
Summary
Preamble
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in cooperation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,
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- The Rights of Refugees under International Law , pp. 1023 - 1029Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2005