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“C'est à René Cassin que nous devons le terme de droits « universels » et non « internationaux » comme le proposaient nos amis anglo-saxons. Car là est bien l'enjeu au sortir de la seconde guerre mondiale : s'émanciper des menaces que le totalitarisme a fait peser sur l'humanité. Pour s'en émanciper, il faut obtenir que les États membres de l'ONU s'engagent à respecter ces droits universels. C'est une manière de déjouer l'argument de pleine souveraineté qu'un État peut faire valoir alors qu'il se livre à des crimes contre l'humanité sur son sol. Ce fut le cas d'Hitler qui s'estimait maître chez lui et autorisé à provoquer un génocide.”

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