The Court of Justice and Law, in acronym CJL, is a worldwilde Intergovernmental Organization.
Among its main purposes are the development of friendly relations between nations, the pursuit of international cooperation, the provision of humanitarian aid, the promotion of sustainable development, respect for international law, and the protection of human rights enacted in the Charter of the United Nations.
CJL is based on the international territory in Bissau (GNB) where the headquarters is located, while other main offices are in Casablanca (MAR) and Rome (ITA).
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Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed and adopted on December 10th 1948, in Paris, by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 217A (UDHR: Universal Declaration of Human Rights).
Further to the atrocities that characterized the second world war, the United Nations member states believed that they had to protect the rights, freedom and dignity of mankind by means of universal laws.
Since freedom of speech, freedom of belief, freedom from fear and need are the highest aspirations of humankind, it was deemed essential to promote and support friendly relationships among all nations.
Article 1 of the universal Declaration of Human Rights
“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”...
