Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1) background: * The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, together with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its two Optional Protocols form the International Bill of Human Rights. * In its resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948 the General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. * It was set up as "a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all …

…administration. * Some correlations between the two texts can be found: e.g.: Decl. Art. 30 and EU Charter Art. 54. 5) Questions of discussion * Do you think it is still useful to have a Universal Declaration of Human Rights although it is not legally binding and although many of its principles are violated in many countries? * Do we need a Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union if we already have the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?