The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (2020).

This unit leads students through a deep exploration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, from the history of its creation to its legacy in today’s global community. (2020)

The unit focuses on the fragility of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It looks at the role of the media and highlights the importance of underreported news stories (USA: Pulitzer 2021).

Interactive presentation on the creation of the document, adopted on July 4, 1776 (Library of Congress 2016)

Primary sources by the Library of Congress (2016)

Die Resolution der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen wurde am 10. Dezember 1948 in Paris verkündet (UN 2021).

Declaration of the European Ministers of Vocational Education and Training, and the European Commission, convened in Copenhagen on 29 and 30 November 2002, on enhanced European cooperation in vocational education and training. - Deklaration der Minister und der EU Kommission zur beabsichtigen verstärkten europäischen Zusammenarbeit in der beruflichen Bildung und ...

Students learn how the American idea of government evolved from a revolutionary response to monarchy to a unified nation. The sources will illustrate the effort taken to reach “a more perfect union” through a close read of our founding documents: the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution (USA: iCivics ...

18 Jahre nach dem US-Einmarsch in Afghanistan haben die USA und die islamistischen Taliban ein Abkommen über Wege zu einem Frieden geschlossen. Hier der Originaltext der ʺJoint Declaration between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United States of America for Bringing Peace to Afghanistanʺ

This short scene (2 mins) from the 1996 blockbuster is a quaint variation of patriotic speeches. Here, the fictional American president gives a motivational talk to the last surviving human fighter pilots before an imminent battle with an alien invasion force. The speech is full of references to the Declaration of Independence, mixing American ideals and ideological concepts ...