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Human Rights, the United Nations and International Law

Human Rights, the United Nations and International Law HUMAN RIGHTS, THE UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW By F BLAINE SLOAN*) The human rights provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, and the practice of the Organization and its Members with regard to those provisions, are making a substantial impact on the inter- national law of today The activities of the Organization in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms are not only numerous and varied, but involve legal issues of no little importance for the development of international law Before essaying an analysis of some of these legal problems, however, a rapid survey of a few of the human rights questions which have come before the United Nations may be of value for background and perspective If there are those two think of the Human Rights Commission as the United Nations body primarily competent in this sphere, it may come as a surprise to learn that each of the six principal organs of the United Nations is now dealing with human rights problems,') and in most cases will be dealing with them on a continuous basis for some time to come. The General Assembly has considered agenda items in this field at each of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nordic Journal of International Law Brill

Human Rights, the United Nations and International Law

Nordic Journal of International Law , Volume 20 (1): 23 – Jan 1, 1950

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1950 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0902-7351
eISSN
1571-8107
DOI
10.1163/157181050X00165
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HUMAN RIGHTS, THE UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW By F BLAINE SLOAN*) The human rights provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, and the practice of the Organization and its Members with regard to those provisions, are making a substantial impact on the inter- national law of today The activities of the Organization in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms are not only numerous and varied, but involve legal issues of no little importance for the development of international law Before essaying an analysis of some of these legal problems, however, a rapid survey of a few of the human rights questions which have come before the United Nations may be of value for background and perspective If there are those two think of the Human Rights Commission as the United Nations body primarily competent in this sphere, it may come as a surprise to learn that each of the six principal organs of the United Nations is now dealing with human rights problems,') and in most cases will be dealing with them on a continuous basis for some time to come. The General Assembly has considered agenda items in this field at each of

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Nordic Journal of International LawBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1950

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