The human rights of all individuals are protected under international law. This simple but revolutionary concept was recognized and developed after the unprecedented horrors of World War II. The observance of human rights is an essential component of international peace and security.

Effect of World War II; Role of the United Nations; International Bill of Rights; Enforcement; Regional systems and courts.

On-Camera Participants
(In order of appearance)

Professor Elizabeth F. Defeis
Seton Hall University School of Law
Narrator

Professor Louis Henkin
Columbia University

Professor Oscar Schachter
Columbia University School of Law

Professor Valerie Epps
Suffolk University Law School

Professor Thomas Franck
New York University School of Law

Elissavet Stamatopoulou
Centre for Human Rights

Honorable Ronald St. J. MacDonald
European Court of Human Rights

Professor Thomas Buergenthal
George Washington University National Law Center

Professor Christine Chinkin
University of Southampton UK