DUCM Universal Declaration Against Malevolence - Editions Archilogue ouvrages évolution, capitalisme, trouble borderline,..

The DUCM — from the French Déclaration Universelle Contre la Malveillance — was born from a simple and universal observation: everywhere on Earth, throughout all of history, human societies have suffered from the same threat — power captured by malveillance (malevolence, predatory intent).

Existing declarations, beginning with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, attempted to meet this challenge by proclaiming rights. But they bear the marks of their era and cultural origin. They universalise a particular worldview — that of the European Enlightenment — and encounter legitimate resistance in many parts of the world.

The DUCM takes a different path. It prescribes no institutional model, relies on no particular philosophical tradition, imposes no political regime. It starts from what every human community recognises instinctively: the legitimacy of any power rests solely on its capacity to protect those it governs from predation.

This is why it is genuinely universal where others are merely universalist in intention. It does not address itself only to states — it addresses itself first to human beings and peoples, who may take it up as a tool of claim and resistance, independently of their governments.

The DUCM comprises six articles. The first three form its minimal version — a sufficient framework on its own. The following three arm it against its own possible misuse: they ensure that the declaration can never be turned into an instrument of repression or interference.