Out of danger

M Ignatieff

doi:10.1080/03064229808536346

Out of danger

M Ignatieff

Department of Historical Studies

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Cast in the shadow of World War II and Nazi atrocities, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was shaped more by the fear of evil than the expectation of good. Fifty years on, it has become the individual's defence against the excesses of power and, even when challenged by dictators and demagogues, the universal language of human rights everywhere.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-29
Number of pages	9
Journal	Index on Censorship
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03064229808536346
State	Published - May 1998

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Out of danger

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