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Jacques Maritain

According to numerous sources French philosopher Jacques Maritains contribution to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was crucial see e.g.:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Maritain

https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1084&context=vlr

Therefore I think he should be mentioned in this article. What do you think? Phelsume (talk) 16:35, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Humanities 2 1400-present

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2024 and 7 May 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Krisso12 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Sotoa26 (talk) 16:17, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flag Icon

The Canada flag icon for participating nations seems dated/incorrect? SquashEngineer (talk) 14:49, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Map on voting results

the map that describes what each country in the UN voted for uses modern borders - for example, the borders of Germany are modern and not divided, Jugoslavia does not exist, and Ukraine is present on the map despite being part of the Soviet Union. Should this be corrected? Sebimus (talk) 22:41, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]