Purpose

To analyze the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and critically apply such analysis to topics of government and the Western world at large

Theme

The theme of this module's discussion board is power and authority.

• According to the text of the declaration, what are the most essential values for a thriving society?
• What limits should there be on government authority?
• How has the Western world's answers to these questions changed since the seventeenth century?

support response with specific, correctly-cited