American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man

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The American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man is a foundational 1948 regional human rights instrument of the Americas that sets out civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, along with corresponding duties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf declaration of rights
foundational document of the Inter-American human rights system
human rights instrument
inter-American human rights instrument
regional human rights instrument
adoptedAtSameConferenceAs Charter of the Organization of American States
adoptedBy Ninth International Conference of American States
Organization of American States
adoptedInCity Bogotá
adoptedInCountry Colombia
adoptionDate 1948-05-02
adoptionYear 1948
appliedBy Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
bindingOn OAS member states not parties to the American Convention on Human Rights
chronologicalRelation adopted months before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
contains list of duties
list of rights
preamble
dutyRecognized duty to educate one’s children
duty to obey the law
duty to pay taxes
duty to serve the community
duty to vote
fullName American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man self-link
historicalSignificance first general international human rights instrument of a regional nature
influenced American Convention on Human Rights
influencedBy Universal Declaration of Human Rights
surface form: Universal Declaration of Human Rights drafting process
inForce true
language English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
legalStatus non-binding declaration
legalStatusInInterAmericanSystem authoritative source of human rights obligations
precededBy French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
recognizedBy Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
region Americas
regionalOrganization Organization of American States
relatedTo American Convention on Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
rightRecognized freedom of expression
freedom of religion
right to a fair trial
right to education
right to equality before the law
right to life
right to personal liberty
right to property
right to work
shortName American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man self-linksurface differs
surface form: American Declaration
subjectMatter civil rights
cultural rights
duties of the individual
economic rights
human rights
political rights
social rights

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights legalFramework American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
Ninth International Conference of American States mainOutcome American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
Inter-American human rights system basedOn American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
Inter-American human rights system coreInstrument American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
Inter-American human rights system monitorsComplianceOf American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights basedOn American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man fullName American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man self-link
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man shortName American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: American Declaration
Inter-American system legalFrameworkIncludes American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
Inter-American Convention on Human Rights preambleReferences American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man