Week of 02/02
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"This May be True in Theory, but it does not Apply in Practice”
What are human rights?
Why should anyone ever want or need human rights?
What happens if we do not have them?
If not all human rights are equal, which ones deserve primacy?
What role should support of human rights play in the foreign policy of the United States?
Should Human Rights be given more or less emphasis in a post-September 11 world?
Should states make it their business to intervene against other states in matters of human rights?
Suggested Assignment
The Cancer of Human Rights - Due Feb 5th
Summarize the thesis and evidence
Explain the importance of the evidence
Evaluate/assess the effectiveness of the evidence
Form questions that can extend your understanding and ideas.
Cambodia: Witness Describes Brutal Torture Episodes at Genocide Trial
Court Dismisses Claims That Serbia and Croatia Committed Genocide During the Yugoslav Wars
UN court dismisses Croatia and Serbia genocide claims - BBC News
Croatia and Serbia Cleared of Genocide by Hague Court - NYTimes.com
Turkey’s Erdogan says history will be the judge of the ‘Armenian genocide.’ Really?