Year: 1994
Type: article
Abstract: The Wor1d Conference on Human Rights, Considering that the promotion and protection of human rights is a matter of priority for the inter national community, and that the Conference affords a unique opponunity to carry out a comprehen sive analysis of the international human rights sys!em and of the machinery for the protection of human rights, in order to enhance and thus promote a fuller observance of those rights, in a just and balanced manner, Recognizing and affinning that all human rights derive from the di gn ity and worth inherent in the human pcrson, and that the human person is the central subject of human rights and fundamental free doms, and consequently should be the princi pa l beneficiary and should pa rtici pa te actively in the reali zation of these rights and freedoms, Reaffirming their commitment to the pmposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Reaffirming the commitment oontained in Article 56 of the Charter of the United Nations to take joint and separate action, placing proper emphasis on devel op ing eff ective international cooperation for the realization of the purposes set out in Article 55, including universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, Emphßsizing the responsibilities of all States, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, to develop and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion, Recalling the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations, in particular the determination to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the di gn ity and worth of the human person, and in the equal ri ghts of men and women and of nations )arge and small, Recal/ing also the determination expressed in the Preamble of the Charter of the United Nations to save succeeding generations f rom the scourge of war, to establish conditions under which justice and respcct for obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, to promote social progress and better standards of life in )arger freedom, to practice tolerance and good neighhourliness, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all pcoples, Emphasizing that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which constitutes a common standard of achievcment for all pc op les and all nations, is the source of inspiralion and has been the basis for the United Nations in making advances in standard setting as contained in the existing international human rights instruments, in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Inter national Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Considering the major changes taking place on the international scene and the aspirations of all the pcoples for an international order based on the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Ad op ted by the World Conference on Human Rights at Vienna on 25 June 1993.
Source: Verfassung in Recht und Übersee
Author: VRÜ (Hrsg.)
Language: German
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4231717261