Legal Value of the Universal Essay

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Article 38 of the International Court of Justice indicates that courts have the function of deciding which disputes can be solved by referring to international conventions implying that international conventions have legal value in the nation-states that are party to it (ICJ). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights being one of such international conventions derives its legal status from this article thus obtaining the legal value.

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a very significant convention since it protects the very existence of mankind which is vital to the development and prosperity of any state. Despite this significance its legal value was debatable due to the fight for superpower status and further debates have come up due to the difference in religious and cultural beliefs and the declaration has received criticism from groups such as the Muslim community who felt that the context of Muslim countries was not considered.


A section of its articles such as that advocating for the right to education has received criticisms with claims that this violates an individual's right to do what interests them. Nevertheless, the inherent nature of human rights has enough weight to give it the legal value not only to mankind but to the law of state as well......

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