A World Made New: Eleonor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Book Report/Review Example

The theme is effectively put across through her detailed documentation of the circumstances leading the Universal Declaration, as well as the process through which it, was created. the reader is also presented with an account of the role played by personalities such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Lebanon’s Charles Malix, Canada’s John Humphrey who sat in the UN secretariat, Peng-Chun Chang from China, and France’s Rene Cassin in championing the declaration which has remained as reference for human rights issues.

            The pressures leading the declaration as well as forces of opposition to universal human standards are accurately and clearly put by the reader. The cold war for instance almost made it impossible for the achievement of a common stand on matters of human rights for the opposed western and soviet blocks. The author also presents the very controversial but important theme for respect for constitutions; in some nations for instance rights are actually enforceable by the law where the same is just an aspiration in some other countries.

  We also read that the journey towards universal human rights has been marred with myriads of challenges but so far some great milestones have been made. The book is therefore a must-read for students, professionals, leaders, and anyone interested in the question of human rights. The question of respect for the constitution and upholding of human rights by different nations is also discussed. it is therefore a very informative book and reference for any person or person concerned with the topic of human rights in the modern world.