ARTICLE 8: EXISTING PROTECTIONS

 

Introduce the phrase the International Bill of Human Rights, as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the two International Covenants on Human Rights. Explain what a Covenant is in contrast to a Convention.

Paragraph 8.1: International Bill of Human Rights

Nothing in the present Declaration shall be construed as restricting or derogating any right defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on Human Rights.

Summarize the meaning of the words restrict and derogate for the 1981 U.N. Declaration under the International Bill of Human Rights. Give a hypothetical or actual case example in your community of a local law or regulation that was restricted or derogated by a national law.