The universal declaration of human rights in the 21st century [electronic resource] : a living document in a changing world / a report by the Global Citizenship Commission ; edited by Gordon Brown.

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Glossary -- Introduction by Gordon Brown -- Preface by Paul Boghossian -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Preamble -- 1. The Long and Influential Life of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 1.1. History of the UDHR ; 1.2. Affirming and protecting the UDHR ; 1.3. The changing context ; 1.4. The enduring relevance of the UDHR ; 1.5. Legal status ; 1.6; Foundational principles ; 1.7. Universality ; 1.8. Interconnectivity of rights -- 2. The Evolving Understanding of Rights. 2.1. Rights of members of specific groups ; a. The rights of women ; b. The rights of children ; c. The rights of the disabled, including the profoundly disabled ; d. Rights related to sexual orientation ; e. The rights of prisoners -- 2.2. Rights of groups as such ; a. The right to national self-determination, including regional autonomy and subsidiarity ; b. The rights of indigenous peoples ; c. Ethnic cleansing ; d. The rights of peoples prejudiced at the national or communal level by climate change ; 2.3. Rights related to other issues involving vital interests ; a. Migration ; b. Statelessness ; c. Administrative justice ; d. Corruption ; e. Privacy from state or corporate electronic surveillance ; f. Access to the Internet and electronic communication on a global scale ; g. Extreme poverty and deep economic inequality ; h. Healthcare ; i. A safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment ; 2.4. An open task -- 3. Limitations and Derogations ; 3.1. Adequacy of Article 29 account of limitations ; 3.2. Derogation of rights in national or international emergencies ; 3.3. Regulation of the use of force ; 4. Social and Economic Rights ; 4.1. The importance of social and economic rights ; 4.2. Relation to availability of resources ; 4.3; Responsibilities for social and economic rights ; 4.4; Poverty reduction and other human rights -- 5. Responsibility for Human Rights ; 5.1. The special role of states ; 5.2. Other entities ; a. Sub-national governments ; b. International institutions ; c. Corporations ; d. Private persons ; 5.3. Responsibilities of rights-bearers ; 5.4. No closed model of responsibility -- 6. Implementation of Human Rights ; 6.1. Introduction ; 6.2. State of play on representative rights ; a. Anti-slavery (Article 4) ; b. Anti-torture (Article 5) ; c. Free expression (Article 19) and free association (Article 20) ; d. Education (Article 26) ; e. Summary ; 6.3. Suggestions on implementation a. Recommendations for strengthening the UN system on human rights implementation ; i. Implement the recommendations of UN human rights mechanisms ; ii. Enhance the OHCHR's field presence ; iii. Raise human rights concerns for consideration by the UN Security Council ; iv. Limit the UN Security Council veto in the case of mass atrocities ; v. Harness technology to enhance human rights accountability ; b. National and regional legal systems ; c. NGOs ; d. Human rights education ; i. The UDHR and human rights education for all ; ii. The UDHR and human rights education since ; iii. Transformative human rights education ; iv. Advancing transformative human rights education ; 6.4. Sovereignty ; a. General (human rights as limits on sovereignty) ; b. Sanctions, denunciations, and other measures ; c. Responsibility to Protect -- 7. Human Rights and a Global Ethic -- Appendix A: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Appendix B: Members of the Commission -- Appendix C: Members of the Philosophers' Committee -- Online Appendices. Appendix D: Human Rights Education. Advancing transformative human rights education : appendix D to the Report of the Global Citizenship Commission / Monisha Bajaj, Beniamino Cislaghi, and Gerry Mackie -- Appendix E: Human Rights Implementation. Article 4: The anti-slavery provision -- Article 5. The anti-torture provision -- Article 7. The eqaulity and non-discrimination provision -- Article 19. The free expression provision -- Article 20. The peaceful assembly and free association provision --Article 26. The education provision.

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"The Global Citizenship Commission was convened, under the leadership of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the auspices of NYU's Global Institute for Advanced Study, to re-examine the spirit and stirring words of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The result - this volume - offers a 21st-century commentary on the original document, furthering the work of human rights and illuminating the ideal of global citizenship. What does it mean for each of us to be members of a global community? Since 1948, the Declaration has stood as a beacon and a standard for a better world. Yet the work of making its ideals real is far from over. Hideous and systemic human rights abuses continue to be perpetrated at an alarming rate around the world. Too many people, particularly those in power, are hostile to human rights or indifferent to their claims. Meanwhile, our global interdependence deepens. Bringing together world leaders and thinkers in the fields of politics, ethics, and philosophy, the Commission set out to develop a common understanding of the meaning of global citizenship - one that arises from basic human rights and empowers every individual in the world. This landmark report affirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and seeks to renew the 1948 enterprise, and the very ideal of the human family, for our day and generation. Members of the Global Citizenship Commission include: K. Anthony Appiah, Laurel Bellows, Nicolas Berggruen, Paul Boghossian, Gordon Brown (Chair), Craig Calhoun, Wang Chenguang, Mohamed ElBaradei, Fonna Forman, Andrew Forrest, Ronald M. George, Asma Jahangir, John Kufuor, Graça Machel, Catherine O'Regan, Ricken Patel, Emma Rothschild, Robert Rubin, Jonathan Sacks, Kailash Satyarthi, Klaus Schwab , Amartya Sen, John Sexton, Robert Shrum, Jeremy Waldron, Joseph Weiler, Rowan Williams, Diane C. Yu (Executive Director)."--Publisher's website.

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