Christian Tomuschat est Professeur émérite de droit international public et européen à l’Université Humboldt, à Berlin, en Allemagne, et ancien membre du Comité des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies et de la Commission du droit international.
La protection des droits de l’homme en vertu du droit international universel
The United Nations was founded in the aftermath of the Second World War primarily as a guardian of peace and security in the world. From the very outset, the founders were aware of the close connection between peace and human rights: only under conditions of peace can human beings achieve full enjoyment of their rights. Never again should people be haunted by atrocities; never again should they become the victims of such genocidal policies as had devastated societies throughout Europe.