To the surprise of no one well informed, the current situation in Ceuta has revealed the tension between human rights and national sovereignty. Although this tension dates from the very origin of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, for a long time the leaders of the United States, and those of several European democratic states, have tried to hide it. Already the fact that the word “Universal” was included in its title anti…
To the surprise of no one well informed, the current situation in Ceuta has revealed the tension between human rights and national sovereignty. Although this tension dates from the very origin of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, for a long time the leaders of the United States, and those of several European democratic states, have tried to hide it. Already the fact that the word “Universal” was included in its title anti…