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  2. Fundamental rights - Wikipedia

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    During the Lochner era, the right to freedom of contract was considered fundamental, and thus restrictions on that right were subject to strict scrutiny. Following the 1937 Supreme Court decision in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish , though, the right to contract became considerably less important in the context of substantive due process and ...

  3. Chapter I of the United Nations Charter - Wikipedia

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    Chapter I of the United Nations Charter lays out the purposes and principles of the United Nations organization. These principles include the equality and self-determination of nations, respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the obligation of member countries to obey the Charter, to cooperate with the UN Security Council and to use peaceful means to resolve conflicts.

  4. Human rights - Wikipedia

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    The UDHR urges member states to promote a number of human, civil, economic and social rights, asserting these rights are part of the "foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world". The declaration was the first international legal effort to limit the behavior of states and make sure they did their duties to their citizens following the ...

  5. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Wikipedia

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    Articles 6–11 refer to the fundamental legality of human rights with specific remedies cited for their defence when violated. Articles 12–17 set forth the rights of the individual towards the community, including freedom of movement and residence within each state, the right of property, the right to a nationality and right to asylum.

  6. Charter of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The UN Charter mandates the UN and its member states to maintain international peace and security, uphold international law, achieve "higher standards of living" for their citizens, address "economic, social, health, and related problems", and promote "universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all ...

  7. Happy November! November Holidays and Observances 2024, From ...

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    Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 because it was on this day at 11:00 am that World War I ended in 1918. The first Thanksgiving lasted for three days and was not proclaimed a holiday until ...

  8. World peace - Wikipedia

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    All treaties on international human rights law refer to or consider "the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and "peace in the world".

  9. Right to protest - Wikipedia

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    [3] Article 11 enunciates the "right to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests." [ 3 ] However, in these and other agreements the rights of freedom of assembly, freedom of association, and freedom of speech are subject to certain limitations.