Human Rights and Use of Scientific and Technological Developments

A/RES/39/134View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1985.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1984–1988

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/42/99

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1988	A/RES/42/99	Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments	825	66%Compare
1987	A/RES/41/113	Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments	649	55%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/111	Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments	953	87%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/134	Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments	892	76%Compare
1984	A/RES/38/113	Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments	765	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Disarmament Human Rights Nuclear War Peace Right to Life Science and Technology War Propaganda

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5 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that all peoples and all individuals have an inherent right to life and that the safeguarding of this cardinal right is an essential condition for the enjoyment of the entire range of economic, social and cultural, as well as civil and political, rights;

Stresses once again the urgent need for the international community to make every effort to strengthen peace, remove the growing threat of war, particularly nuclear war, halt the arms race and achieve general and complete disarmament under effective international control and prevent violations of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations regarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States and self-determination of peoples, thus contributing to ensuring the right to life;

Stresses further the foremost importance of the implementation of practical measures of disarmament for releasing substantial additional resources, which should be utilized for social and economic development, particularly for the benefit of the developing countries;

Calls upon all States, appropriate organs of the United Nations, specialized agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned to take the necessary measures to ensure that the results of scientific and technological progress are used exclusively in the interests of international peace, for the benefit of mankind and for promoting and encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Again calls upon all States that have not yet done so to take effective measures with a view to prohibiting any propaganda for war, in particular the formulation, propounding and dissemination of propaganda for doctrines and concepts aimed at unleashing nuclear war; General Assembl)' - Thirty-ninth Session

Looks forward to further efforts by the Commission on Human Rights with a view to ensuring the inherent right of all peoples and all individuals to life;

Decides to consider this question at its fortieth session under the item entitled "Human rights and scientific and technological developments".

JO l st plenary 111eet rng

14 December 1984

167 A/39/422 and Add. I.

173 Resolution 3384 (XX:\·1 168 Resolution 217 A (Ill).

174 Resolution 33, 7 3. I 69 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

17 5 Resolution 36/ I 00.

176 See Official Records of the l:'conom1c and Sona/ ( ·ounul. I V82, S11pf1/c- 170 Resolution 3281 (XXJX). 17 1 Resolutions 3201 (S-VJ) and 3202 (S-VI).

111n11 \·,, 2 (E/1982"12 and Corr.I), chap. XXVI. sect. A. 172 Resolution 2734 (XXV)

177 /hid .. /983. Supplement No. 3 (E.1983/13 and Corr.I). chap. XXVII. sect. A.

17 8 Jh,d .. /984, Supplcmenr No 4 (E/1984114 and Corr.!). chap. II. sect. A.

179 !hid .. 1978, Supplement No. 4 (E, 1978134). chap. XXVI, sect. A.

180 JIJ1d .. 1979, Supplement No. 6 (Eo 1979/36). chap. XXIV, sect. A.

181 Ihid .. 191/0, Supplemenr l\'o. _; (E/1980/13 and Corr.I), chap. XXVI. sect. A.

182 /hid .. 1981. Supplement No. 5 (E/1981/25 and Corr.I), chap. XXVIII. sect. A.

l83 Ibid .. 191/2, Supplement No. 2 (E/1982112 and Corr.I). chap. XXVI sect. A.

184 Resolution 1386 1 XIV).

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