On December 10, 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” In light of the horrors of World War II, the international community thereby set itself the goal of protecting the freedom and individuality of every person. Early in the following year, the Parliamentary Council declared the Basic Law to be the constitution of the young Federal Republic of Germany and enshrined the protection of human rights within it as a fundamental duty of the state.
During the cultural interlude on “Human Rights Day,” we’ll take a look at human rights as enshrined in our Basic Law and ask what the current state of the right to freedom and autonomy is.
During the cultural interlude on “Human Rights Day,” we’ll take a look at human rights as enshrined in our Basic Law and ask what the current state of the right to freedom and autonomy is.
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