Year 10 Civics & Citizenship

Inquiry Support
TERM 3 2023
LESSON 1
1. Task overview
2. Question development
OVERARCHING QUESTION

Evaluate whether the principle of

responsibility to protect should
apply to a real-world situation
involving human rights abuse?
TASK DESCRIPTION

1. Research current human rights abuses.

2. Select and research one country which is alleged to be
currently involved in human rights abuses.
3. Research the principle of responsibility to protect
4. Evaluate whether the international community should
intervene in your selected nation. Base this judgement on the
principle of responsibility to protect as well as other political
considerations.
IN-CLASS EVALUATION

Using your research notes, you are to write an evaluation 

to respond to a sight unseen question/s. 
This will be hand written, and conducted in class on Monday 
11 September 2023.  The expected length is 2 pages.

The question/s presented to the mainstream and extension

classes will be different, but equally related to the task. 
 EXPLANATION

You will have 6 in-class lessons, plus homework

time, to complete this inquiry.

1. Understand the task and question development

2. Research

3. Research

4. Research

5. Research

6. Research and prepare for evaluation

7. In-class evaluation
 WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

Read the task description and highlight the main

points.

Write what you need to do in your own words on

page 2 ‘understanding the task’

Begin to fill in your time plan

 TIME PLAN

 
Term 3
Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson Lesson Homework
6 7
Intro In class
evaluation
Definitions

Select
Country

Yes, you can take your inquiry booklet home for this task
KEY TERMS

In your booklet write down the

definitions/descriptions for each term. Use your
textbook to find these answers:
• Human Rights
• Foreign Aid
• United Nations
• International obligation
• Responsibility to Protect
 QUESTION DEVELOPMENT

Your task is to:

• research human rights abuses

• choose a country that is allegedly involved in human rights abuses

• research the concept of responsibility to protect and then evaluate whether or not, the international
community (other states) should intervene (step in) and help stop these abuses.

You need to break this into three questions that covers all components:
1. Select and research one country which is alleged to be currently involved in
human rights abuses.
2. The principle of responsibility to protect. Why was this enacted and who
enforces R2P?
3. Investigate what political considerations may stop countries intervening (eg:
UN P5 or international agreements) 
 WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
ABUSES?

• Use this video to help

your understanding
• Take notes on what
you think would be
examples of human
rights abuses
COUNTRIES YOU COULD
INVESTIGATE

• China
• Ukraine
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Israel & the Occupied Palestinian Territory
CHECKPOINT

By the end of this lesson you should

have: 
1. Completed your task planning.
2. Created your 3 questions
3. Shown your teacher your questions
LESSONS 2-5
1. Research
RESEARCH

You have developed 3 questions based off the task description.

You now need to answer those questions using evidence from sources,
such as:

• The textbook

• Government websites

• Educational videos

• Organisational websites (e.g. human rights websites)

Remember: To research well you need to use a variety of sources!

Some resources have been provided for you in this PPT

NOTE TAKING

• Notes shouldn't be big paragraphs of text

• Use diagrams, graphic organisers, dot-points, highlighting,
definitions and images to create notes
• Find key pieces of evidence such as quotes, facts, statistics and
data to support your research
• You can glue in images and analyse them
• Make sure you account for more than one perspective
• This can be done by looking at the perspective of the country
allegedly committing the crimes and how do they see the
situation? Does this differ to the view from the
international community?
CHINA & ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES

https://www.globalr2p.org/publications/r2p-monitor-issue-61-1-june-2022/ 

https://www.amnesty.org.au/china-un-human-rights-chief-must-seize-critic
al-opportunity-to-address-crimes-against-humanity-in-xinjiang/
 
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-22278037 

https://2017-2021.state.gov/ccpabuses/index.html

https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2022/05/statement-un-high-commiss
ioner-human-rights-michelle-bachelet-after-official

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/china-and-tibet 
UKRAINE CONFLICT & ALLEGED HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES

https://www.globalr2p.org/publications/r2p-monitor-issue-61-1
-june-2022/

https://www.amnesty.org.au/ukraine-russian-forces-must-face
-justice-for-war-crimes-in-kyiv-oblast-new-investigation/
  
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-briefing-notes/2022/05/plight
-civilians-ukraine
 
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/24/interview-weapons-wa
r-ukraine
 
 
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/ukra
ine
DRC & ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS
ABUSES

https://www.globalr2p.org/publications/r2p-monitor-issue-6
1-1-june-2022/

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/09/1099582 

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/05/23/dr-congo-no-inquir
y-police-role-ethnic-killings
 
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/01/dr-congo-civilians-r
isk-amid-resurgence-m23-rebels
 
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/d
emocratic-republic-congo
 
ISRAEL-OPT & ALLEGED HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES

https://www.globalr2p.org/publications/r2p-monitor-issue-61-1-june-2022/ 

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/03/special-rapporteur-situat
ion-human-rights-occupied-palestinian-territories
 
https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authoriti
es-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution
 
https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/human-rights-situ
ation-occupied-palestinian-territory-4

https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2022/06/14 

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/israel/palestine 
THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT

https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/about-r
esponsibility-to-protect.shtml

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/r2p-i
dea-whose-time-never-comes
  

https://www.redcross.org.au/globalassets/cms-mig
ration/documents/about-us/ihl-r2p-responsibility-to
-protect.pdf
 

https://www.globalr2p.org/ 
POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS

https://www.un.org/en/our-work/protect-human-ri
ghts
 

https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/about-
responsibility-to-protect.shtml
 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-c
age/wp/2015/12/08/the-responsibility-to-protect-d
octrine-is-failing-heres-why/
 
https://world101.cfr.org/how-world-works-and-so
metimes-doesnt/building-blocks/rise-and-fall-respo
nsibility-protect
 
CHECKPOINT

By the end of this lesson 5 you should

have:
1. Completed your three pages of
notes
LESSON 6
1. Finish Research
2. Prepare for evaluation
CHECKPOINT

By the end of this lesson 6 you should have:

1. Completed your three pages of notes

2. Double checked your have notes cover

the task requirements

3. Have a look at the marking criteria to see

what is expected at each level- although
not specific to the content, it is clear
what differentiates each ‘level’
LESSON 7
1. In-class Validation