Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (RTFMthis does not stand for "Read This F***ing Manuscript!" as was reported in the New York Times at the ... time.) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (December 10, 1948 at the Silly Palace in Paris). The Guinness Book of Records describes the RTFM as the "Most Violated Document"srsly in the world. It consists of 30 articles which outline the view of the General Assembly on the human rights guaranteed to all people. The International Bill of Human Rights consists of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (IKEAThis does not stand for "I Kill Every Atheist"), and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (WMDthis does not stand for "Wipe My Duff") and its two Optional Protocols that nobody cares about. In 1966 the General Assembly adopted the two detailed Covenants which complete the International Bill of Human Rights; and in 1976, after the Covenants had been ratified by a sufficient number of individual nations, the Bill took on the force of international law.At least, according to Jimmy Carter.
==History==
This wasn't the first document guaranteeing human rights, and will certainly not be the last. This document proved necessary when prosecuting Nazi leadership for war crimes, however, when the world communityThat is to say, those without security council vetoes noted that the United Nations Charter did not sufficiently define the rights it referenced. Take THAT, Truman! Oh wait, we were in charge of the whole thing, nevermind. A universal declaration that specified the rights of individuals was necessary to prosecuteIt's interesting to note that one of the guarantees says you cannot be tried for crimes committed that weren't crimes when you committed them, but another "Nazi clause" says none of these guarantees apply to people who violate the rights of the document. Keen, huh?. A council representing all the free world (that is, Canada, the U. S., France, China, and Lebanon) drew up the document. The council that wrote the declaration claimed the abbreviations used were from "the original Latin," but would not specify to which terms they were referring.
The proclamation was ratified during the General Assembly on December 10, 1948 by a vote of 48 in favor, 0 against, with 8 abstentinos (all Soviet Bloc states, South Africa and Saudi Arabia).Who objected based on its adoption leading to the end of their regimes. Despite the central role played by Canadian John Humphrey, the Canadian Government at first abstained from voting on the Declaration's draft, but later voted in favor of the final draft in the General Assembly.The Canadians apparently were the only ones who seriously considered complying with the thing.
==Overview of the rightsThere's a WHOLE lot more, but this is the cliff notes version.==
People are generally good. Let them be good, and good will come of it. Governments that do not let people be good are bad. The United States of 1945 is the epitome of perfection of government.Note that the government used for this purpose was theoretical and had little in common with the actual government in control at that time. All governments for now and the future should be held to that standard.
==The Declaration==
# Everyone is equal, including criminals and terrorists.
# Everyone, including the people listed above, own the things listed below.
# Life. I have the power to resurrect dead people!
# No slavery. DUH.
# No torture. This means that algebra class is violating human rights!
# We have this weird magic wherever we go.
# Everyone is equal. Didn't I say this before?
# We are protected. Except for authoritarian regimes.
# No putting people in prison for random reasons, including crime.
# EVERYONE, YES EVERYONE, NEEDS TO BE PUT IN COURT!
# Everyone is innocent, including criminals and terrorists.
# Snitches get stitches.
# I also have the power to teleport!
# The right to run away and hide.
# Everyone belongs to a nation.
# Everyone can marry whoever they want.
# Everyone: "MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE!"
# We can think whatever we want.
# We can say whatever we want. Hey, this means I can swear in public!
# We can have large gatherings. The USA made up COVID-19 to make sure this does not happen.
# We can vote.
# Social Security Card
# We can work
# We can play. As always, a little balance.
# We can buy a mouse
# We can go to school, but not algebra because, as said earlier, it violates 5
# Aww man, I got a copyright strike :(
# Freedom for all! ((AMERICA INTENSIFIES))
# With great power comes great responsibility.
# Nobody can take away these, including criminals and terrorists.
==Structure and legal implications==
The document is laid out in the civil law tradition, including a preamble followed by thirty articles. It was conceived as a statement of objectives to be followed by governments. Some international "lawyers" believe that the Declaration forms part of customary international law and is a powerful tool in applying diplomatic and moral pressure to governments that violate any of its articles, but upon closer inspection, they didn't actually hold law degreesNot unlike Dr. Phil, esquire. The 1968 United Nations International Conference on Human Rights advised that it "constitutes an obligation for the members of the international community" to all persons. The declaration has served as the foundation for two binding UN human rights covenants, the IKEA, and the WMD. It continues to be widely cited by academics, advocates and constitutional courts, despite the fact it has little to no actual legal authority.
== Praise and Criticism==
=== Praise ===
Nearly every country that signed the document declared it was brilliantly spectacularly wonderful, though they began ignoring its points almost immediately. This did not stop people like the delegation from the United States from declaring it "the single-greatest document in the history of mankind."this said Elanor Roosevelt, who wrote it. Many believe that if world powers would just read this manuscript, and follow it, all problems within the world would cease to exist.
=== Criticism ===
==== Islamic criticism ====
Islamic countries have noted that freedom of religion, speech, sex, and others all violate Sharia law. They drew up a declaration of their own that remedies these problems, plus a few extra requirements for the man to provide for the family and the wife to bear children for him. While many groups within other member countries prefer the Islamic bill of rights, the world community as a whole have told them off for the backward, sexist, fascist pricks they are. Certainly no offense meant to Muslims that doesn't also apply to fundamentalist Christians, radical Jews, or average run-of-the-mill bigots.
==== Libertarian Criticism ====
Libertarians don't like that human rights have such a detrimental effect on business profits, particularly from multi-national corporations. As such, they claim that human rights violate the human rights of corporations (which count as legal people within some countries, most notably the United States). They also note that taxation without the representation of corporate executives violates rights which are not protected by the declaration, and it is therefore invalid.
==== Education ====
Children everywhere take issue with the demand for compulsory education, which is listed as a "right," but seen as children as the largest method of oppression. Groups that promote "unschooling"Or schooling via websites like Uncyclopedia also believe that this compulsory requirement is oppressive rather than a right. Oddly enough, this has been the most-followed of all the declarations.
==== "The Right to Refuse to Kill" ====
Cowards also demand the right to refuse to kill, which isn't guaranteed by the RTFM. Their attempt to demand this right without resorting to violence leads them to lose every single appeal. Still, this group will not go away (their multiple protests a year usually disperse when a policeman goes "boo," only to reappear soon after). Pacifists call this the second-most important right, after the right to life. Given how the militaries have all the guns, and have proven they're willing to use them with or without cause, this is unlikely to change in the forseeable future.
==See also==
*Wikistitution
*human rights
*United Nations
*Indentured
==Notes and references==
Category:Human rights
Category:Politics
Category:United Nations
Category:PLS Entry Summer 2008
Category:Vital articles