French. and American traditions. the human rights and freedoms enumerated in the Declaration established a universal standard of common decency to which all governments eventually must aspire in treating their citizens. The theory and truth was. and is. that enjoyment of such rights and freedoms will promote socially and politically healthy societies and prevent another holocaust. Second. the Declaration provided an important basis for the development of international human rights law: The International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic and Social Rights. the Conventions on the Elimination of Discrimination Based on Race and of Discrimination Against Women. the Refugee Convention. as well as the Declarations prohibiting religious intolerance and prohibiting torture. Each of these instruments elaborates specific articles found in the Universal Declaration and obliges governments to adopt measures giving effect to the particular rights sanctioned by the conventions. Altogether. the Universal Declaration and the body of international human rights law defines the scope of internationally recognized human rights and the responsibilities entrusted to governments in promoting these rights within their domestic jurisdiction.