PSCI 3634 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: United Nations General Assembly, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
19 Oct 2017
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Treaty:international agreement biinded by two or more states: un charter, human rights provisions w. 1945: mamy of great powers who were putting together charter had probelems with human rights (segregation ex) not in political intrest to elaborate on human rights, so they were just mentions (cid:862)hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:396)ights a(cid:374)d fiu(cid:374)da(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal f(cid:396)eedo(cid:373)s(cid:863) International bill of human rights consists of : udhr and two hard law covenant= icpc , icesc When it was first developed it was a declaration. The declaration is not a treaty, adopted by un general assembly as a resolution. Over time, states have granted declaration with so much respect and authority shcolars argue that it is customary aw (which is binding even more binding than treaty because even if states did(cid:374)"t sig(cid:374) it they still ha(cid:448) to follo(cid:449)) 1st optional protocol= allows for uindividuals to communicate to human rights committee and complain against their own government and only if the state has accepted.
