I would say that they are a rather naive, although most probably noble, attempt at codifying some universal morality. However, they are not exactly universal, if I don't count that UN charter is violated universally all across the globe in one way or another.

To make it clear where I'm coming from:

https://senderspike.medium.com/the-problem-of-evil-569af1681d97

https://senderspike.medium.com/the-way-of-torah-1fc65d8a36c9