1. Identify five similarities that you see between the rights contained in the UN document and the fundamental rights of United States citizens from the US Bill of Rights discussed in
Lesson 3.
2. Identify five rights from the UN articles that you would like to add to a list of guarantees
under the US Constitution.
3. Are any rights that you believe should be included but that are missing from either the US
Bill of Rights or the UN Declaration of Human Rights? Give at least two to three rights.

1. The most obvious similarity between the two documents is their intended purpose. Both of these Bills of Rights are expressly designed to amend the constitution of each nation and act as a living document to spell out various legal matters, particularly rights and liberties.

2. The UN upholds the same 5 basic rights such as: speech, religion, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.

3. Democracy, based on the rule of law, is ultimately a means to achieve international peace and security, economic and social progress and development, and respect for human rights – the three pillars of the United Nations mission as set forth in the UN Charter. At the 2005 World Summit, all the world’s governments reaffirmed “that democracy is a universal value based on the freely expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of their lives” and stressed “that democracy, development, and respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing”. Democratic principles are woven throughout the normative fabric of the United Nations. The 2009 Guidance Note on Democracy of the Secretary-General sets out the United Nations framework for democracy based on universal principles, norms and standards and commits the Organization to principled, coherent, and consistent action in support of democracy.

answer:

e and f

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