When France resolved, along with England, to lend assistance in the legitimate defense of Poland, the realization burst on us that a conflict of awesome proportions was inevitable. — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of access and appeal to… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
The implementation measures of both Covenants, but especially those of the Covenant concerning civil and political rights, were considerably weakened to the point where… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
As a consequence of these hesitations and of the vague character of such innovations, the Commission on Human Rights itself had doubts from the… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor,… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
Similarly, the problem of the rights of the state in the disposition of inheritances left by individuals presents social aspects of the first importance. — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in society, the Declaration incorporated in the list of human… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
The other salient characteristic of the Declaration is its universality: it applies to all human beings without any discrimination whatever; it also applies to… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination camps was revealed, we could have shamelessly broken the… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of this century that I entered active life - with… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
The exploitation of women, mass hunger, disregard for freedom of conscience and for freedom of speech, widespread and racial discrimination all these evils are… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
