Charles H. Malik and religious freedom : the influence of biography on Malik's contributions to the Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

W. Kathy Tannous; Alicia Gaffney

doi:10.1353/hrq.2020.0042

Charles H. Malik and religious freedom : the influence of biography on Malik's contributions to the Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

W. Kathy Tannous, Alicia Gaffney

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

Charles Malik was the youngest founding member of the UN Human Rights Commission (HRC), which produced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). While a representative of a small state, Malik's influence is demonstrable in the wording of the Preamble to the UDHR; in the expansion of Article 18, concerning religious freedom; and in Article 16. This article expands upon existing work on the influence of Malik's biography on his contributions to the UDHR. In particular, it is concerned with analyzing the influence of Malik's background on his insistence on the importance of religious liberty as a fundamental human right.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	817-834
Number of pages	18
Journal	Human Rights Quarterly
Volume	42
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2020.0042
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Malik, Charles Habib, 1906-1987
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
freedom of religion
human rights

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Charles H. Malik and religious freedom : the influence of biography on Malik's contributions to the Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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