Q. Which of the following is known as the ‘international Magna Carta’?
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR), signed in December 1948, is famously known as the International Magna Carta. Magna Carta was the first all important law in British history, so this being an important international treaty is called international magna carta. Although a declaration is not a legally binding document, the Universal Declaration has achieved the status of customary international law because people regard it “as a common standard of achievement for all people and all nations.
| Important Tips • The Atlantic Charter was an informal document that stated a common vision of cooperation among nations post the second World War. It was an important precursor to the foundation of the United Nations Organisation (UNO). It expressed an intention of world powers to desist from further territorial acquisition without the wishes of the native people; right to self determination and self government of people of all world; collaboration for economic development, trade, access to raw materials, improvement in environment and social security; free movement of people throughout the world; destruction of Nazi ideology and a promise to abandon use of force to settle international matters. It was signed in 1944. • The United Nations Charter is the founding document of the UNO. It was signed on 26th June 1945 and was enforced on 24th October 1945. It is an instrument of International law that is binding on countries that are signatories. It contains major principles of international relations on most matters, and are widely accepted. It is signed and ratified by every nation that is a member of the UNO. • The International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (ICCPR) is an important human rights international treaty signed in 1966 and enforced in 1976 with a special focus on • Civil rights – like right to life and human dignity; equality before the law; freedom of speech, assembly, and association; religious freedom and privacy; gender equality; right family life and family unity; and minority rights. • Political rights – like freedom from torture, illtreatment, and arbitrary detention; the right to a fair trial, etc |
