Summary: Internation Human Rights Law (Edx) Week 1

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• Q: What were the principles mentioned in the Atlantic Charter?

  A: The principles mentioned in the Atlantic Charter were the right to self-determination of peoples and the right of all peoples to live lives free from fear and want.

• Q: What is one of the purposes of the United Nations as defined in its Charter?

  A: One of the purposes of the United Nations is to promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction.

• Q: What is the role of Ricardo Alfaro in the negotiation of the United Nations Charter?

  A: Ricardo Alfaro played a significant role in the negotiation of the United Nations Charter, representing Panama and advocating for the inclusion of a catalog of human rights.

• Q: What is the commitment of United Nations member states according to Article 56 of the UN Charter?

   According to Article 56 of the UN Charter, United Nations member states are committed to working towards the fulfillment of promoting universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination.

• Who proposed the Statement on Essential Human Rights in 1944?

  Alfaro

• Why was Alfaro's proposal for the catalog of human rights dismissed?

  
  Delegates found it too complicated to settle in the short time they had.

• What did the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations establish instead of inserting the catalog of human rights into the San Francisco United Nations Charter?

  Thematic commissions, including the Commission on Human Rights.

• When was the Commission on Human Rights established?

  
  February 1946

• What was the name of the body of independent experts that assisted the Commission on Human Rights?

  
  The Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (later renamed the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights)

• Q: How many member states of the United Nations adopted the declaration?

  A: 56 member states adopted the declaration.