Rights Philosophy
Death of Socrates
Jacques-Louis David, 1787
The Foundation of Rights
Personalism is a broad category in philosophical thought that encompasses a variety of views on what it means to be a person. The various contributions made to human rights philosophy over the decades has often taken such a personalist account of rights. Here, we share documents, insights and contributions to this discussion.
Featured: Latin America & the UDHR Drafting Stages (1946-48)
The Forgotten Crucible: The Latin American Influence on the Universal Human Rights Idea
UNESCO Archives (2nd Session, Mexico DF)
UNDHR Drafting Stages (Dag Hammarskjold Library)
Rights Philosophy: Digital Collections
JACQUES MARITAIN
Contributions of French philosopher Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) to the UNUDHR and rights discourse.
UNESCO CONTRIBUTIONS
Contributions from scholars during the drafting stage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1947.
ALEKSANDR
SOLZHENITSYN
Contributions of Alexandr Sozhenitsyn (1928-2008) to human rights, the nature of the person and state of the West.
RELIGIOUS / THEOLOGY
Contributions of religious thinkers and theologians on the concept of person, rights and justice.
