The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) by Johannes Morsink (Paperback)

About the Book

A splendid volume . . . fused with political and philosophical insight into the fundamental concepts underlying the Declaration.--American Journal of International Law

Book Synopsis

"Revealing and useful." --Michael Ignatieff, New York Review of Books "Definitive. Essential reading for everyone interested in human rights." --David P. Forsythe, Choice "Morsink merges history and philosophy in a way that simultaneously roots the Universal Declaration in a particular time and place and reveals its enduring contemporary significance and value." --Jack Donnelly, Human Rights Quarterly "No other books takes the reader behind the scenes into the drafting details. . . . [Morsink's] seminal account merits reading by all invested in the Declaration--activist, academic, official, or victim." --Jerome E. Shestack, American Journal of International Law

Review Quotes

"A splendid volume . . . fused with political and philosophical insight into the fundamental concepts underlying the Declaration."-- "American Journal of International Law"

"Definitive. Essential reading for everyone interested in human rights."-- "David P. Forsythe, Choice"

"Morsink merges history and philosophy in a way that simultaneously roots the Universal Declaration in a particular time and place and reveals its enduring contemporary significance and value."-- "Jack Donnelly, Human Rights Quarterly"

"No other books takes the reader behind the scenes into the drafting details. . . . [Morsink's] seminal account merits reading by all invested in the Declaration-activist, academic, official, or victim."-- "Jerome E. Shestack, American Journal of International Law"

"Revealing and useful."-- "Michael Ignatieff, New York Review of Books"

"Well-written and abundantly documented, Morsink's book makes a uniquely important contribution to our understanding of this key document. Morsink carefully summarizes the arguments and counter arguments that were set forth, often heatedly and vigorously, by the various protagonists who participated in the discussions that led to the Universal Declaration in its present form."-- "Alan Gewirth, University of Chicago"

About the Author

Johannes Morsink is Professor of Political Philosophy in the Department of Political Science at Drew University. He is the author of Aristotle on the Generation of Animals.