UNIVERSAL

DECLARTATION
OF HUMAN
RIGHTS (UDHR)
 THE UDHR IS THE 1ST
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