Political Globalization: human rights, intervention and challenges to international law
Activity 1: Examining Human Rights
Task To examine and justify your own beliefs about human rights. Instructions Go through the UN Human Rights Articles; Select the five you hold to be most important; Write them in your book and beside each one write a small justification; Are there any human rights you think should not be there? |
Activity 2
Task To consider criticisms of human rights discourse. Instructions Read this article Create a Cornell note taking frame Write down the key points that critics of the UN Human Rights discourse make Summarize these key points In your opinion do you think the Human Rights in the UN discourse are reasonable or unreasonable? Do you agree or disagree with the criticisms. |
Activity 3: Examining case studies of human rights abuses
Task To examine some examples of human rights abuses going on around the world Instructions
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Activity 4
Task Investigate a particular case of humanitarian intervention. Instructions
You may choose another case study in discussion with your teacher. This website will give you a list of case studies: http://www.responsibilitytoprotect.org/index.php/crises to start you off Use a websearch to find other information. |
Activity 5
Task
To discuss the case for humanitarian intervention.
Instructions
Extension
Task
To discuss the case for humanitarian intervention.
Instructions
- Explain the purpose of the principle of sovereignty
- Explain the purpose of the human rights doctrine
- Explain how and when the human rights doctrine may interfere with the principle of sovereignty
- Using your case study evaluate the case for humanitarian intervention, was/is it justified? Why?
Extension
- Read this article: http://www.globalization101.org/universality-and-western-imperialism/
- What does the article put forward as a major criticism of the human rights discourse. Do you agree with this criticism?