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ERIC Number: EJ578550
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The Birth of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Cooper, Michael
Social Education, v62 n5 p302-05 Sep 1998
Outlines the history of the ideals and enactment of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Includes a discussion of the origins of the concept of human rights, the impact of World War II, the role of nongovernmental organizations, and the process of drafting and adopting the UDHR. (DSK)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Policy, History, History Instruction, International Relations, Social Studies, World War II
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Nations; Universal Declaration of Human Rights