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05-08-2022 | Book Review

Article by Article: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights for a New Generation by Johannes Morsink

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021

Author: Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann

Published in: Human Rights Review | Issue 3/2022

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Johannes Morsink has written a very useful book for scholars, researchers, and students. He presents short histories of the drafting of each Article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), drawn almost exclusively from extensive primary research. The reader has the chance to see how the framers debated various proposals and how they compromised on final wording. The book can be read as a simplified version of Morsink’s more extensive 1999 volume, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Origins, Drafting & Intent, supplemented by new research, a more conversational style, and many contemporary examples of the UDHR’s continued relevance. …

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Title: Article by Article: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights for a New Generation by Johannes Morsink
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021
Author: Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann
Publication date: 05-08-2022
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Human Rights Review / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 1524-8879
Electronic ISSN: 1874-6306
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12142-022-00666-0

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