Asia and the Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Main Authors: Ramcharan, Robin (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Ramcharan, Bertrand (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: International organization.; Human rights.; Social justice.; International Organization.; Human Rights.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.

This is the first book that explicitly outlines Asian contributions to the elaboration of universal human rights values that were proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. Evidence of Asia's contribution from the historical records of the Commission on Human Rights (1946...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Asian Visions
• 3. Asian Drafters
• 4. Asian Foundations
• 5. The Principle of Humanity
• 6. Dignity and Equitable Life Chances
• 7. Equality and Non-Discrimination
• 8. Implementation
• 9. Education About Human Rights
• 10. The Future
• 11. Conclusion.