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IB Global Politics: Case Studies-Unit 2 Human Rights
IB Global Politics: Case Studies-Unit 2 Human Rights
Concept Definition Country/Organization Summary: What Causes, factors and Impact Reflection/Significance
Example happened?
Human Rights
Universal (Human Rights
Interdependent (Human
Rights)
Inalienable (Human Rights)
Indivisible (Human Rights)
Negative Rights
Positive Rights
Tribunal
Torture
Chapter 2.2: Justice
Justice
Rule of Law
Codification of Law
Chapter 2.3: Liberty
Liberty
Civil Rights
Political Rights
First Generation Rights
Degrading Treatment
Chapter 2.4: Equality
Equality
Second Generation Rights
Progressive Realization
Economic Rights
Social Rights
Cultural Rights
Collective Human Rights
1) “Human rights covenants and treaties limit development in newly industrializing economies”. To what extent do you agree with this claim?
2) “A national or regional approach to Human Rights enforcement is more effective than a global approach” Discuss.
3) Has globalization made the protection of human rights more or less difficult? Discuss.
4) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) is no longer relevant for dealing with Human Rights issues in the twenty-first century”. To what extent
do you agree with this claim?
5) Compare and Contrast and institutional approach to ratification and enforcement of Human Rights (for example, through the Hague Courts) with non-
institutional approaches (for example, through human rights NGO’s, such as Amnesty international).
6) Evaluate the importance of justice and human rights in resolving violent and non violent conflict.
7) Evaluate the claim that increasing interdependence makes it more difficult to protect Human Rights
8) Evaluate the extent to which universal human rights challenge state sovereignty
9) Examine the claim that different interpretations of human rights by states, cultures and people are unjustifiable in modern global politics.
10) Discuss the extent to which cultural relativism can be used to justify different concepts of human rights
11) Examine the effectiveness of non-state actors in advancing the protection of human rights.
12) Discuss the view that non-Western views of Human Rights should be treated equally to UDHR
13) To what extent do the complex realities and relationships of power in global politics make the concept of human rights an unachievable ideal