Drafting Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted from early 1947 to late 1948 by Canadian John Peters Humphrey of the United Nations Secretariat and representatives of countries which were members of the first United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which was until 2006, when it was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council, a standing body of the United Nations.
Well known members of the Commission who contributed significantly to the creation of the Declaration included Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States, who was Chairman, Jacques Maritain and René Cassin of France, Charles Malik of Lebanon, and P. C. Chang of China, among others.
Read more about Drafting Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights: Membership of The Commission, The Humphrey Draft, The Cassin Draft (the Second Draft), Subsequent Drafting, Further Reading
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