An Evaluation on the Inadequacy of the United Nations to Protect Human Rights
Abstract
The United Nations was established on October 24, 1945, under the leadership of the United States. The United Nations' goal is to ensure the permanence of peace, justice, security, economic development and social equality in a global sense. The United Nations, three years after its establishment, declared the United Nations human rights declaration on December 10, 1948, at the 183th General Assembly session in Paris, France. Human rights are important for every individual because it’s about how to live as a human in this world. On the other hand, human rights from the perspective of UN is important because the UN is one of the most powerful organizations in the world, it has a capability to promote human rights and World peace. This topic worth to research for looking at some important questions such as; why Human Rights are important in international Relations? How does international law protect Human Rights? Does UN succeed in the Human Rights protection? And how differences are UN Human Rights perspective with Islamic perspectives?
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Political Science
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
April 1, 2019
Submission Date
June 5, 2018
Acceptance Date
March 14, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 18 Number: 2