P F Tinmore
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights did not create law. It merely compiled already existing international laws. Many of these predate the 20th century. It would be incorrect to use the date of the Declaration as the start date of the referenced laws. And you can't just throw out the term "non binding" to negate the value of longstanding customary laws.P F Tinmore, et al,
Question: Are all UN Resolutions the "law?"
(COMMENT)You know, Rocco, after studying international law I came to some conclusions that I have reported in this forum. I post a video of a professor of international law who comes to the same conclusions. Other legal scholars have drawn the same conclusions. UN resolutions state that the Palestinians have the right of return.
Then you come along and say that all of our assessments are incorrect. I don't understand where you get your information.
You've studied the Law. OK! Help me out here.
How do you tell the difference between a "binding" Resolution and a "non-binding" resolution.
I do not argue that the "Right of Return" is not suggested or implied. Certainly, the UDHR Article 13(2) is an example. The question becomes: Is it law?
IF, your statement is correct --- that the RoR is law and it is so widely understood that it is law, then any competent legal scholar should be able to point-out where it is in the law. And that is what I'm asking. What is the citation for RoR in the law? When did the law go into force? Should be easy if you have studied the law.
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN
RIGHTS LAW
INTERNATIONAL BILL OF HUMAN RIGHTS
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an ideal standard held in common by nations around the world, but it bears no force of law. Thus, from 1948 to 1966, the UN Human Rights Commission’s main task was to create a body of international human rights law based on the Declaration, and to establish the mechanisms needed to enforce its implementation and use.
The Human Rights Commission produced two major documents: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Both became international law in 1976. Together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these two covenants comprise what is known as the “International Bill of Human Rights.”
You will notice that the CCPR and CESCR did not become LAW until decade after the Six-Day War and more than six decades after the 1949 Armistice. Generally speaking (although you would know better), a law deemed ex post facto is unenforceable. So I ask: Is there an applicable law that covers the period 1947 through 1967?
Most Respectfully,
R
Then detail those laws with their names and date of implementation. Just saying that this agreement brings together existing laws means nothing unless you show the laws and their impact.
Your question tells me that you do not know the process of the establishment of international law.