General HR
Name any 3 features of Human Rights
Universal, inalienable, interconnected, intrinsic/inherent, equal, non-discriminatory
What are first generation rights?
Rights that prioritise civil and political freedoms
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven = take away the s = even
How does state sovereignty impact enforcement and protection of human rights?
positively or negatively, if you discuss both you get extra marks.
Any specific human right - include the article and treaty
Most rights are accompanied by a corresponding...
obligation. For an extra 50 marks, provide an example
UDHR 1948, or others if I agree
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo
What is the difference between horizontal and vertical enforcement. Provide an example of horizontal enforcement.
Identify the 5 core bodies of the UN
ICJ, GA, SC, Secretariat, Economic and Social Council
This generation of rights prioritised the basic necessities of life, including rights to culture.
2nd Generation Rights
How has the right to freedom from slavery evolved/changed?
Generally expanded (ie change from chattel slavery to debt bondage)and being applied to more people (ie children and woman)
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
Identify 2 ways international instruments promote/enforce human rights.
create rights, create international law, provide countries with templates for domestic legislation, create international courts (others if I agree)
What treaty requires countries to accept the jurisdiction of the Human Rights Council? Extra marks if you can explain how the HRC works?
ICCPR will get you a few marks, the First Optional Protocol of the ICCPR will get you full marks.
The difference between individual and collective rights, and an example of each (including a specific document that contains each right)
Individual rights are rights held by individuals - right to free speech ICCPR (or other examples)
Collective rights are rights held by a group of people - right to self-determination UNDRIP (or other examples)
Explain how the change from negative to positive rights reflects changing values and freedoms
Something like how previously rights were viewed as protections against government (negative rights), but as our understanding of the importance of variety of rights has increased, we now place more obligations on government to provide rights and support them (positive rights)
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Rome statute 2002 - Thomas Lubanga - state sovereignty and China - Russia (other answers if I agree)
Identify 4 ways NGOs assist in the promoting and enforcement of human rights. Provide a specific example
Conciliator, monitoring, awareness, naming and shaming, spreading information about rights, educating, lobbying, direct assistance - specific example I will decide whether its valid
The most important right of all.
I'm just gonna wing this, and decide based on the vibes/creativity/argument of the response
Pick one right. Explain how it has changed over time. Provide at least 2 pieces of legislation and/or international instruments and how they reflect the change. You have to do all of this for any marks, no partial marks for this.
I'll decide.
Provide one specific piece of evidence that supports the effectiveness of the ICTY
hopefully you have done this task sucker
Provide one argument for how the African Union has supported human rights and one argument against the African Union's enforcement/protection of human rights
for = Maruitania, Agenda 2063, other actions
against = slavery persists / principle of non-interference
How does the ICJ protect/enforce human rights - you need to provide some detail about its structure - strengths/weaknesses - and summarise a specific case
Up to me.