ollowing the atrocities of World War II, world leaders created a legally binding declaration that would act as the foundation of international human rights law. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, drafted by committee members from several continents, represents the universal recognition that basic rights and fundamental freedoms are inherent to all human beings . . . [w]hatever our nationality, place of residence, gender, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status (United Nations, n.d.-a, para. 2). The leaders recognized that these rights are inalienable and equally applicable to everyone, and that every one of us is born free and equal in dignity and rights (United Nations, n.d.-a, para. 2). Although the United Nations declared these rights to apply