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Corporate Author Global Citizenship Commission, author.

Title The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st century, a living document in a changing world / a report by the Global Citizenship Commission ; edited by Gordon Brown.

Publication Info. Cambridge : Open Book Publishers ; [New York] : NYU Global Institute for Advanced Study, [2016]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (x, 130 pages) : illustrations.
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Series OpenBook Publishers
Open Access e-Books.
Open reports series, 2399-667 ; vol. 2
Open Reports series ; v. 2. 2399-6676
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction / by Gordon Brown -- Preface / by Paul Boghossian -- The long and influential life of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- The evolving understanding of rights -- Limitations and derogations -- Social and economic rights -- Responsibility for human rights -- Implementation of human rights -- 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.
Summary "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
"The Global Citizenship Commission was convened, under the leadership of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the auspices of NYUђ́ةs 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 communitySince 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, Gra©ʹa 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)."-- Provided by publisher
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Language In English.
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Subject United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
United Nations. General Assembly.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations. General Assembly)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations. General Assembly)
Human rights.
Human rights.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Subject Human rights.
Added Author Brown, Gordon, 1951- editor.
Open Book Publishers.
Added Title Universal declaration of human rights in the twenty-first century
Other Form: Print version: Global Citizenship Commission. Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st century, a living document in a changing world. Cambridge : Open Book Publishers ; [New York] : NYU Global Institute for Advanced Study, [2016] 9781783742189 (OCoLC)968208870
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1783742194
9781783742196
1783742186
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DOI 10.11647/OBP.0091
9781783742189