中英文参考,人权宣言,人之权利生而有之。
世界人权宣言
UniversalDeclarationofHumanRights
1948年12月10日第217A(III)号决议通过
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1948年12月10日,联合国大会采认世界人权宣言,请求它的会员国公布该宣言,并"在无政治的考量下,在各级学校及教育机构里,传播、张贴、研读及解说其内容。"
OnDecember10,1948theGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNationsadoptedandproclaimedtheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsthefulltextofwhichappearsinthefollowingpages.FollowingthishistoricacttheAssemblycalleduponallMembercountriestopublicizethetextoftheDeclarationand"tocauseittobedisseminated,displayed,readandexpoundedprincipallyinschoolsandothereducationalinstitutions,withoutdistinctionbasedonthepoliticalstatusofcountriesorterritories."
序言
PREAMBLE
鉴於对人类家庭所有成员的固有尊严及其平等的和不移的权利的承认,乃是世界自由、正义及和平的基础,
Whereasrecognitionoftheinherentdignityandoftheequalandinalienablerightsofallmembersofthehumanfamilyisthefoundationoffreedom,justiceandpeaceintheworld,
鉴於对人权的忽视及侮蔑已发展为野蛮暴行,这些暴行玷污了人类的良心,而一个人人享有言论和信仰自由并免於恐惧和匮乏的世界的来临,已被宣布为普通人民的最高愿望,
Whereasdisregardandcontemptforhumanrightshaveresultedinbarbarousactswhichhaveoutragedtheconscienceofmankind,andtheadventofaworldinwhichhumanbeingsshallenjoyfreedomofspeechandbeliefandfreedomfromfearandwanthasbeenproclaimedasthehighestaspirationofthecommonpeople,
鉴於为使人类不致迫不得已铤而走险,对暴政和压迫进行反抗,有必要使人权受法治的保护,
Whereasitisessential,ifmanisnottobecompelledtohaverecourse,asalastresort,torebellionagainsttyrannyandoppression,thathumanrightsshouldbeprotectedbytheruleoflaw,
鉴於有必要促进各国间友好关系的发展,