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Lesson 3 PP
Lesson 3 PP
DO NOW
Complete this line
When I turn 18 I legally have to vote.
This make me feel
freedom of expression;
vote.
a basic education;
maintain your culture and language
access services regardless of your race, gender,
abolition of slavery.
Students complete the KWL
Students read the chunked down information sheet
Students then teach their partner about their chosen
topic
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
Accepted practice in the ancient world
Humane and liberal ideas surfaced in the French and American
revolutions
The British govt passed the Emancipation Act 1833, abolishing
Following this initial act, various other laws worldwide were passed
TRADE UNIONISM
Associations of employees that aim to protect
the rights of workers
Formed after the Industrial Revolution in the
18th century
Played an important role in establishing that
employers owed a responsibility to their
workers, such as a safe working environment
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
That every adult has the right to vote
The right to vote removes injustice and powerful political
barriers to equality
Granted in Aus, although relatively new as voters used to
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION
The right of all the basic education
Rare before the 19th century
A growing demand for educated people to meet demands
RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION
The collective right of people (particularly Indigenous and other
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS
This is a collective right a matter of common concern for
humankind
Intergenerational equality grants the right of future
sustainable future
PEACE RIGHTS
the right to peace
in ancient times, countries acted in their own interests
the development of deadly nuclear weaponry has created
FORMAL STATEMENTS
Students watch the followong video clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZFUuGOPLPg
FORMAL DOCUMENTS
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
-UDHR developed largely in response to the atrocities of WW2
-At its core is nondiscrimination and respect for individual dignity
-Its lack of legal status has helped give it moral authority help
strengthen its demands for increased HR against authoritarian
governments
- It has been a foundation for later instruments and similar rights in
domestic legal systems
- It is not legally binding, however its universal acceptance has
made it part of the principles of I.L
ICESCR (1966)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and