December is Universal Human Rights Month - Law Library Display

The month of December is recognized as Universal Human Rights Month, and December 10 is International Human Rights Day.  International Human Rights Day commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations in 1948.  For more information about Human Rights Day, see the UN's website here.  A copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is available here. 

In the spirit of these observances, the Law Library is currently featuring a display with resources on international human rights law.  Especially featured is the recent 2nd edition of USD Law Professor Jo Pasqualucci's book, The Practice and Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2012), as well as a CALI lesson on Human Rights Research authored by USD Law Library Director Darla Jackson.  Other print and electronic resources on human rights law offered by the Law Library are also included on the display.

The display also features information about the UN's theme for this year's International Human Rights Day which is "Human Rights 365." This year's theme encompasses the idea that every day is Human Rights Day and that that "each one of us, everywhere, at all times is entitled to the full range of human rights." The UN is encouraging the international community to support human rights via social media using the tag #rights365.  More information on the UN's social media campaign is available here.