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THE UDHR IS THE 1

ST
COMPREHENSIVE
CATALOGUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCLAIMED
BY AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

THE UDHR IS NOT A TREATY. IT HAS NO
OBLIGATORY CHARACTER BECAUSE IT WAS
ADOPTED BY THE UN GA AS RESOLUTION
217A (III). AS A RESOLUTION, IT IS MERELY
RECOMMENDATORY.

Despite this, the UNDHR is considered as
normative instrument that creates binding
obligations for all states because of the
consensus evidenced by the practice of states
that the declaration is now binding as part of
international law
Right to life, liberty, property, privacy,
& security of person
Prohibition against slavery
The right not to be subjected to
arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile
The right to fair trial & presumption
of innocence
The right to a nationality
The freedom of thought, conscience,
& religion
The right to freedom of opinion &
expression
The right to peaceful assembly &
association
The right to take part in the
government of his country
Right to social security
The right to work & protection against
unemployment
The right to equal pay for equal work
The right to form & join trade unions
The right to rest & leisure