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- MemoJuez rated 34 months ago
- OMFG! The UN is so pathetic.
- jack7926 rated 34 months ago
- the real shame is that a document such as this need be written. the moron who wrote this was confused about the source of these rights: Article I says that all are BORN with rights, dignities, etc. When article 8 comes around, though,it is back to "the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law." To start, our rights were inherent or from God/Providence. by article 8 our fundemental rights are granted by law or constitution. And by the time we come to Article 29.3 we find out that, in the end, they can take away our rights any time they see fit. Assholes. The U.N. giveth, the U.N. taketh away.
just-me rated 34 months ago- It's a shame that the world seems to be moving in the wrong direction to achive many of these.
- NicksName rated 34 months ago
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Laukev7 rated 34 months ago
- Actually, though judolphin makes a good point about clause 29.3, its purpose seems to be to prevent people from using their rights to infringe the rights of other people, though it is made redundant by Article 30. It must be said, though, that the French Déclaration des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen does a better job at it, since it explicitly defines freedom as 'the right to do everything that does not harm other people', rather than making it rely on an undefined set of principles which may, as judolphin correctly points out, change without notice. The American constitution, though its contributions should not be minimised, does not include such a provision, which allows the government to indirectly infringe on people's rights by allying themselves with corporations (which, incidentally, enjoy the same rights as individuals). This flaw is often exploited by fascist regimes, in particular the Bush administration, because of their corporate nature. Portugal, which has had Salazar, now has a clause that addresses the flaw. Judolphin's comparison of the 10th Amendment to Article 29.3 is not quite accurate, because the 10th Amendment delegates government powers, not rights, which are different concepts. BTW, the document is meaningless with or without Article 29.3, since it's not legally binding. It's just a guideline.
- judolphin rated 35 months ago
- This is a meaningless document simply because of Article 29.3: "These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations." In other words, "these are not inalienable; they're only yours as long as we give them to you." If the UN determines its purposes to be sinister at some point, then the rights and freedoms are all null and void. This is in sharp contrast to the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." In the US, by our IDEAL, rights not specified default to the people. In the UN, by their IDEAL, rights default to the UN. The unfettered thumbs up make me a little sad, simply because of that one clause.
- Reuben rated 35 months ago
- I believe that declaration is very true, and we should do our best to uphold it
- szoth rated 35 months ago
- Wikipedia has useful info on this very important document: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights According to wikipedia, it is not a legally binding document but provided the basis for a couple of documents that have been adopted as treaty.
- sshhameless1 rated 35 months ago
- Perhaps someday this will become the reality and until that day arrives it is our duty to to do what we can to further this along whether that be by active participation or by simply living our lives in accordance with the ideals.************* From the page: "Article 1 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2 Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. Article 3 Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Article 4 No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. Article 5 No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 6 Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. Article 7 All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination."
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