Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, para. c
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Paragraph text
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1948
Paragraph type
Preamble
Reference
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), A/RES/217 (III), Preamble, c.