The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a landmark instrument in the history of human rights. This instrument was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.

Introduction Chapter 1: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as Customary International Law, Amina Adanan Chapter 2: Implementing Universal Declaration of Human Rights Standards through the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism, Noelle Higgins Chapter 3: Minority Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Jean Molloy Chapter 4: How Universal is the Universal Declaration? Indigenous Peoples as a Challenge to the UDHR, Ger Maguire Chapter 5: The Rights of Workers, Keith D Ewing Chapter 6: Labour Trafficking and the Challenges of Victim Identification in Ireland: Exploring the Legacy of Article 4 UDHR, Muiread Murphy, David Doyle and Clíodhna Murphy Chapter 7: Fundamental Rights and Evolving Technologies: Considering the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70, Maria Helen Murphy Chapter 8: Policy Developments in Ireland: Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Siobhan Barron Chapter 9: United Nations Targeted Sanctions and Human Rights: Challenging the Narrative, Deirdre Clancy Chapter 10: The Contemporary Threat to Civil Liberties and Human Rights Activism, Liam Herrick Chapter 11: The ‘Curious Grapevine’: 70 Years of Non-governmental Organisations in the United Nations Human Rights System, Fiona McGaughey