02136nam a22002057a 4500 41880 41880 OSt 20180703105635.0 180703b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d ZAAPA 342.68 LIE Liebenberg, P.W. Die Verenigde Nasies en menseregte - 'n Histories-kritiese studie Proefskrif goedgekeur vir die graad Doctor Philosophiae in Internasionale Politiek in die Fakulteit Lettere en Wysbegeerte van die Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys Potchefstroom Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir CHO 1989 372p Hardcover (Pages loose) 29.5cm Including Bibliography Inleiding -- Menseregte in die internasionale arena -- Klemverskuiwing en veranderde prioriteite -- Die universele verklaring van menseregte -- Verdere uitbouing van menseregte deur middel van bindende aktes -- Menseregte as selfbeskikking en dekolonisasie -- Mensregte en rassediskriminasie -- Samevatting en Evaluering -- Handves van die verenigde nasies -- Universele verklaring van menseregte -- Bibliografie The United Nations during its more than four decades of involvement with human rights issues, certainly has made lasting contributions in some respects, but failed dismally in others. The organisation has had some success in merging different and diverging human rights traditions into one document, the Universal declaration of Human Rights, "as a common standard of achievement." The differences between the two traditions -- the Western with its emphasis on economic, social and cultural rights and the states (governments) responsibility in safeguarding these rights -- remains, however, quite distinct to this day. During the ideological confrontation and the Cold War of the fifties and sixties the human rights concept merely became a hollow propaganda slogan from time to time. The USSR for instance under the human rights banner accused the European colonial powers of the enslavement and exploitation of their colonial sugbjects.... Human Rights United Nations ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 1 DAPA DAPA 2018-07-03 Proefskrif 0 342.68 LIE APA075623 2018-07-03 1 2018-07-03 REF