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Drafting Process of the UDHR with Non-Western Influence

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This chapter concerns the background for the birth of the UDHR, and has an in-depth discussion about the non-Western influence on the UDHR, involving the historical background of the Declaration, the birth process, Member States’ attitudes toward the draft Declaration, influence of non-Western traditional cultures, and so on. It comprehensively and systematically shows the concrete process of the birth of the UDHR from a historical perspective.

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  1. 1.School of Foreign LanguagesChina University of Political Science and LawBeijingChina

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