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Recent trends in UN human rights activity: description and polemic

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How have UN human rights goals and priorities evolved in the 1970s? The moderate compromise represented by the International Bill of Rights, as completed by the Covenants in 1966, has been undone in the seventies. A point-by-point examination of the major principles enunciated in General Assembly resolution 32/130 of 16 December 1977, which codified the trends of the decade and stands as the authoritative statement of the UN's strategic goals and priorities in the field of human rights, shows that the earlier moderation has been replaced by a one-sided, politicized, and often cynical approach. This development in UN doctrine merits polemical criticism.

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  • Donnelly, Jack, 1981. "Recent trends in UN human rights activity: description and polemic," International Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 35(4), pages 633-655, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:intorg:v:35:y:1981:i:04:p:633-655_03
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    1. Yuefen Li & Daniel Uribe & Danish, 2022. "Challenges and Potential to Revamp the Normative Framework on the Right to Development," Development, Palgrave Macmillan;Society for International Deveopment, vol. 65(2), pages 136-144, December.

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