The drafting process has been ongoing for 13 years and Eleanor Lives! is now working on Version 14. Each year a new Version is published using comments made throughout the year. Comments suggesting changes of wording to the draft International Bill of Rights document can easily be made on the Eleanor Lives! home page. All comments are responded to on the website so that the drafting process is completly transparent.
The “drafting through dialogue” process seeks wide participation from people of all backgrounds and professions. The draft document on the website is a starting point, not a finished document.
The goal is to draft the most beautiful document possible. It is of no concern whether one ruler or country will accept the document. The standard for all comments is what is best for humanity. All people, nonprofits and businesses who participate in the drafting process are asked to imagine that after the list of rights is selected, they could emerge at any place, in any country, and as any person, rich or poor, powerful or not, and have those rights.
There are certain core principles to which all comments are asked to comply. These are not open to debate. For instance, all Articles are written with the intent that they can be enforced in court. Civil and Political, Economic and Social and environmental rights are all enforceable in courts: there is no hierarchy or generation for rights.
- Every person on Earth has the same degree of power to create rights, and each is equally bound by them.
- The IBOR document will always include the creation and operation of Regional Court systems along with an International Court of Human Rights that will infrequently review cases from the Regional Courts.
- The IBOR document will always require 1% of GDP from each country to fund the operation of courts internationally, including the courts supported and created by the document.
- To promote universal rights and case law, no country may ratify IBOR with reservations.
The drafting through dialogue process is preparing for the December 10, 2023 celebration for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following the big event that Eleanor Lives is hosting at the War Memorial building on December 9 and 10, 2023, in March, 2024, Version 15 will be presented to the Human Rights Council, the International Law Commission, and the United Nations General Assembly.
Eleanor Lives! and individuals, organizations and businesses who participate in the the drafting through dialogue process, will continue to work alongside the Human Rights Council, International Law Commission, and the General Assembly until 50 countries have ratified and IBOR takes effect.
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