Name: Bal Krishan Chawla
Country: India

Year: 2017
Volume: Volume-2, Issue-1 (January-June)
Page Number: 1-8

Human rights to which all human entitled, simply because we are human. Our human rights are inalienable and they belong to all of us, whatever our caste, class, race, age, gender, religion or belief, and should not be taken away from us under any circumstances. Human rights are those minimal rights which every individual must have against the State or other public authority by virtue of his being a 'member of the human family ‘irrespective of any other consideration. In this regard the UDHR has exercised a profound influence upon the minds of men. It is a primary proclamation of the international community's commitment to human rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and for all nations. Its message is one of hope, equality, liberation and empowerment. It is a message to all who are committed to freedom, justice and peace in the World. The present paper attempts a critical evaluation of UDHR’s background, content and impact, and examines how today the social face of international law is well-focused in the Indian constitutional jurisprudence.
Key words: Human Rights, UDHR, International Community, International Law, Jurisprudence