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Declarationem
Hominis Iurium Universam		 Universal Declaration
of Human Rights

Exordium

Omnium humanae gentis partium perspecto et cognito consensum fidemque propriae dignitatis atque iurium, quae omni tempore aequa et paria esse debent nec alienari possunt, totius terrae libertatis iustitiae pacis esse initium;

Preamble

Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,

hominis iurium perspecto et cognito contemptum et neglegentiam ea facinora atrocia tulisse ut morum humanorum conscientiam religionemque minuerint, atque etiam aetatis initium, qua omnes homines loquendi libertate et credendi utantur, nihil terroris indigentiaeque timentes, maximum, quod homo expetiverit, renuntiatum;

 Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
hominis iura perspecto et cognito legum regimine defendi necesse, si cupiunt hominem, ultima ratione, ad nimiae vexationi ac crudeli dominationi reclamitandum non sollicitari; Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,

Gentium coniunctionibus perspecto et cognito magis magisque in dies faveri necesse;

 Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,

Gentium Coniunctarum perspecto et cognito nationes in Constitutione propria iuribus hominis praecipuis fidem se habere confirmavisse, ipsius hominis dignitati et virtuti, aequis inter homines, vel virum vel mulierem, iuribus, praeterea non modo progressioni generis humani communi se favere decrevisse, sed etiam rationibus vivendi in latiore facultate prosperioribus;

 Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Civitates Socias perspecto et cognito, salva fide, de maxima verecundia et certa observantia hominis iurium et omnium praecipuarum libertatum firmandis, auxilio cum cunctis Gentibus Coniunctis conferendo, esse pollicitas; Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in cooperation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
ad eadem officia persolvenda perspecto et cognito communem formam rationemque, et eorundem iurium et libertatum, maximi esse momenti et ponderis; Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge, Now, therefore,

itaque Publicus (Nationum) Coetus

hanc Declarationem Hominis Iurium Universam promulgant

omnibus civibus et gentibus speciem perfectam et communem adipiscendam, ut omnes homines et omnes societatis partes, memoriam Declarationis tenentes, et docendo et instituendo, eorundem iurium et libertatum observantiam reverentiamque augeri conentur, atque, patriis consiliis et externis in dies progredientibus, communem omnium et certam probationem rationemque esse tuta, cum Sociarum Civitatum civium tum civium, quorum fines in iurisdictionis earundem potestate sint et dicione.

 The General Assembly,

Proclaims

this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.

I

Omnes homines dignitate et iure liberi et pares nascuntur, rationis et conscientiae participes sunt, quibus inter se concordiae studio est agendum.

Article 1

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

II

Omnium hominum propria sunt quae iura et libertates in hac Declaratione enuntiantur: generis,vultus, sexus, linguae, religionis, opinionis civilis, nullo discrimine atque sine natione divitiis loco discretis.

Praeterea nullum discrimen statuetur civitatis forma et iuris aut gentium, regionis aut territorii cuius quidam est, sive ea regio aut territorium sui iuris est vel in administrationis fiduciariae dicione vel non liberum vel in cuiuslibet imperii modi potestate.

Article 2

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.


Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

III

Suae quisque ipsius vitae, libertatis, incolumitatis potestatem habet.

Article 3

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

IV

Homo nemo iugo et servitute oppressus teneri poterit; nullo pacto, servitus et mancipiorum commercium.

Article 4

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

V

Homo nemo in cruciatum poterit dari, suppliciis atrocibus adhibendis.

Article 5

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

VI

Suae quisque ipsius probationis potestatem habet, ubicumque gentium, personae rationalis et civilis.

Article 6

Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

VII

Omnes homines ea lege, qua aequo modo defendantur, sunt pares, sine ullo discrimine. Omnes homines lege aequa suae ipsorum defensionis ius habent ab omni discrimine quod eam Declarationem violet, atque ab omni incitamento ad id discrimen efficiendum.

Article 7

All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

VIII

Suae quisque ipsius appellationis ad idonea tribunalia patria de facinoribus quae maxima et iusta iura violent ei relata a rei publicae institutis vel legibus, potestatem habet.

Article 8

Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.

IX

Homo nemo sine causa prehendi, custodia teneri, vel exilio poterit affici.

Article 9

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

X

Sui quisque, pari iure, iudices aeque ac coram omnibus adeundi potestatem habet, qui non opinioni obnoxii sint sed integri, ut iura officiaque sua constituantur atque criminis contra se iustae causae.

Article 10

Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

XI

  1. Suae quisque ipsius innocentiae coniectae, sceleris accusatus, omni de defendenda causa auctoritate comparata et fide accepta, dum culpa ex lege in publico iudicio ostenta erit, potestatem habet.
  2. Homo nemo damnari poterit, si iussum, quod ipso hoc tempore aut ex domestico iure aut ex gentium non fuerit scelus, perpetraverit vel praetermiserit. Item nulla poena maior quam quae, scelere commisso, iure potest dici, irroganda.

Article 11

  1. Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
  2. No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.

XII

Homo nemo intercessiones, sine causa, adire in suae ipsius vitae genus,familiam, domum, mutuam corresponsionem neque in sui fama detrimenta capere poterit. Suae quisque ipsius tutelae, ex lege contra easdem intercessiones aut detrimenta, potestatem habet.

Article 12

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

XIII

  1. Suae quisque et motus et sedis domiciliique, in omnium civitatum finibus, libertatis potestatem habet.
  2. Suam quisque potestatem habet quamlibet regionem atque suam relinquendi, in eandemque revertendi.

Article 13

  1. Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State.
  2. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

XIV

  1. Suae quisque comparationis et usus, inter alias gentes, hospitii potestatem habet, vexationum causa.
  2. Quod ius non appellari potest, cum homo criminibus non publicis perquiratur vel rebus adversis Gentium Coniunctarum consiliis et rationibus.

Article 14

  1. Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
  2. This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

XV

  1. Suae quisque ipsius civitatis potestatem habet.
  2. Homo nemo sua civitate sine causa demi poterit nec civitatis iure mutandae.

Article 15

  1. Everyone has the right to a nationality.
  2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

XVI

  1. Viri et feminae ius est ut, matrimonio aetate idonea, iungantur et familiam habeant, nullo modo generi, civitati, religioni imposito. Quibus de nuptiis, per nuptias, nuptiis dirimendis, paria iura.
  2. Nuptiae constitui possunt ipsis futuris coniugibus libere planeque consentientibus.
  3. Familia, societatis nucleus naturalis et praecipuus, ius utendi praesidio habet societatis et Rei Publicae.

Article 16

  1. Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
  2. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
  3. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

XVII

  1. Sui quisque ipsius patrimonii atque inter alios communis potestatem habet.
  2. Homo nemo suis bonis ex arbitrio potest demi.

Article 17

  1. Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
  2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

XVIII

Suae quisque libertatis potestatem habet, cogitationis conscientiae religionis; ita ut religionem vel sententiam mutet, atque, solus vel communiter, in sacris docendis, exercendis, observandis, publice et privatim, ea possit colere.

Article 18

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

XIX

Suae quisque ipsius libertatis potestatem habet, et opinandi et loquendi, de sua sententia nulla molestia affectus, atque nuntios et opiniones indagandi accipiendi divulgandi omnibus modis et nullis impedimentis.

Article 19

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

XX

  1. Suae quisque ipsius libertatis potestatem habet, et iure et honeste conveniendi et congregandi.
  2. Homo nemo, ut congregationi intersit, potest cogi.

Article 20

  1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
  2. No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

XXI

  1. Suae quisque rei publicae imperio intersit et per personam ipsam et per legatos sua sponte electos, legibus ferendis.
  2. Sui quisque aditus potestatem habet ad rei publicae officia, exaequatis condicionibus.
  3. Populi consensus principium est publicae potestatis; qui consensus certis temporibus veridicis et paribus omnium suffragiis, per tabellam est declarandus, vel pari iudicio liberi suffragii.

Article 21

  1. Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
  2. Everyone has the right to equal access to public service in his country.
  3. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

XXII

Suae quisque ipsius incolumitatis vitae, in hominum societate, potestatem habet etiamque civium conatu et gentium auxilio pro singularum rerum publicarum temperatione et opibus, operis ad rei familiaris et civilis curam et ad doctrinam pertinentis, necessarii ad propriae personae dignitatem et maturitatem.

Article 22

Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

XXIII

  1. Suae quisque ipsius industriae potestatem habet, optionis munus solvendi, aequis condicionibus oblatis atque nulla opera intermissa.
  2. Suae quisque mercedis, nullo discrimine, cum pari opera convenientis potestatem habet.
  3. Quicumque in opera est, aequae et idoneae remunerationis ius habet ita ut sibi et familiae pro humana dignitate tutam vitam prospiciat, quae, si oporteat, aliis tutelae et fidei modis cumuletur.
  4. Suae quisque constitutionis propriae potestatem habet, collegiorum operarum, atque accessionis commoda defendendi causa.

Article 23

  1. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
  2. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
  3. Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
  4. Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

XXIV

Sui quisque corporis et animi relaxationis ius habet, aliquot horis profestis ennumeratis et diebus feriatis, mercede persoluta.

Article 24

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

XXV

  1. Suae quisque ipsius rationis vivendae ius habet, quod bonae et integrae valetudini caveat, commodo suo et familiae, singulari cura victus, vestis, domicilii, et curationis munerum et societatis vitae officiorum utilium; praeterea ius habet eiusdem tutelae, si sine opere fuerit, si in morbo inciderit, si infirmus, viduus, senex aut defectus a copiis, invitus.
  2. Gignendi tempus et puerilis aetas maxima cura custodienda sunt. Omnibus pueris, et matrimonium et extra idem natis, eadem est humanae societatis tutela.

Article 25

  1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
  2. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

XXVI

  1. Suae quisque ipsius doctrinae ius habet, quae de classibus puerilibus est gratuita et praecipua; praeterea doctrina primaria verum necessaria; doctrina, ad artem et munus pertinens, ab omnibus intellegi debet; denique ad ordinem superiorem aeque omnibus pro merito patens.


  2. Toti personae maturitati disciplina est dicanda, iurum et libertatum confirmationi et rationi, qua disciplina omnes gentes, omnia genera, omnes religiones intelligenda, observanda, amanda sunt, atque officiis Coniunctarum Gentium favendum ad pacem servandam.


  3. Parentium potestas est ut disciplinas, quibus liberi imbuantur, elegant.

Article 26

  1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.

  2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
  3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

XXVII

  1. Sui quisque ipsius arbitrii ita potestatem habet ut vitae ad societatis doctrinam pertinenti particeps sit et artibus perfruatur, cum scientiae incrementis beneficiisque vehementer studeat.
  2. Suae quisque tutelae ius habet morum rationis utilitatis quae ex suis studiis scientiae litterarum artium efficiantur.

Article 27

  1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

  2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

XXVIII

Suae quisque ipsius disciplinae societatis et gentium qua eiusdem DECLARATIONIS iura et libertates plane fieri possint, potestatem habet.

Article 28

Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

XXIX

  1. Omnibus hominibus ad sodalicium officium est praestandum, quo modo mentes animique excoli possint.
  2. Sua quisque ipsius iura exercens et libertates derogationibus lege decretis afficiatur ad iurium aliorum et libertatum cognitionem et obsequium praestanda et ad morum legitimas necessitates explendas atque rei publicae tranquillitatis et communis commodi in populari societate.
  3. Contra Coniunctarum Gentium proposita et principia numquam haec iura et hae libertates exerceri possunt.

Article 29

  1. Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
  2. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
  3. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

XXX

Cuius Declarationis nulla res ita potest putari ut quoddam ius exercendae operae vel faciendi facinoris detur cuivis Civitati, aliquot hominibus vel uni e multis, ut aliquot iurium et aliquot libertatum eiusdem labefactentur.

Article 30

Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.