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POL S 417

Topics in Human Rights

3 units

Winter 2023

Topics

  • “Human Rights Begin at Breakfast” L.Sengor The former president of Singhal The Concept of HR, its Foundations
  • Universal Human Rights Presentation/ Class Discussion No. 1 First and Second Generation of Rights
  • Presentation/Discussion No. 2&3 Connecting Human Rights with Human
  • Demonstrate an understanding of human rights theoretical foundations, history, and evolution
  • Introduce students to the key debates and various critiques of Human Rights (HR) concept
  • Explore critical HR theoretical and political dilemmas that are faced at our time
  • Study the role played by advocacy groups, non-governmental organizations & international networks to promote and protect HR
  • Explore the role of narrative as a resistance and advocacy strategy to promote HR

Readings

  • Paul Gordon Lauren. “My Brother’s & Sister’s Keeper, Visions and the Origins of Human Rights” in The Evolution of International Human Rights: Visions Seen, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011. (32 p.)
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  • Wiktor Osiatynski, Are Human Rights Universal in an Age of Terrorism? in Human Rights in the War on Terror, (Richard A. Wilson ed). NY: Cambridge University Press, 2005. 13 pg
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  • Wade M. Cole “Human Rights as Myth & Ceremony? Re- evaluating the Effectiveness of Human Rights Treaties, 1981–2007” American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 117, No. 4 (January 2012), pp. 1131-1171 (G) Richard Falk. “Orientalism & International Law’ in Achieving Human Rights, NY: Routledge, 2009, pp.39-52
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  • Practice, Cornell University Press (2013), Ch. 6 & 7
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  • David Chandler. Contemp. Critiques of Human Rights in Human Rights: Politics and Practice. Edited by Michael Goodhart. (Oxford University Press, 2013)
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  • K. D. Ewing. “The Case for Social Rights” Oxford University Press 2003. 16 pg
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  • S. Moyn. “Can Rights Combat Economic Inequality? Not Enough: Human Rights,” in An Unequal World. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard Uni. Press. 2018. Reviewed- Mila Versteeg 44
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  • DK Agaba ‘Tackling Inequality & Governance Challenges: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic’ (2021) 21 African Human Rights Law Journal. Pp. 877-906
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  • Michael Freeman. “Globalization, Development, & Poverty: Economic and Human Rights” in Human Rights. Polity Press,
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  • Nojeem Amodu. “Business & Human Rights Versus Corporate Social Responsibility: Integration for Victim Remedies.” (2021) 21 African Human Rights Law Journal, pp. 853-876
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  • Paul Farmer “On Suffering and Structural Violence: A View from Below.” In The Anthropology of the State: A Reader. Aradhana Sharma and Akhil Gupta (eds). (Wiley-Blackwell
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  • John R. Wallach, “Human Rights as an Ethics of Power,” in Human Rights in the War on Terror, (Richard A. Wilson ed). New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. (states/ activist
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  • Margaret Keck & Kathryn Sikkink. “Transnational Advocacy Networks in International Politics” Activists Beyond Borders. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 1998.Ch1
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  • Kim Reiman, “A View from the Top: International Politics, Norms & the Worldwide Growth of NGOs,” Inte’l Studies Quarterly Vol. 50 (2006), pp. 45-67
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  • Amanda M. Murdie and David R. Davis, “Shaming and Blaming: Using Events Data to Assess the Impact of Human Rights INGOs,” International Studies Quarterly (2012) 56, 1–16. (G)
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  • Richard Falk. “Crimes, Lies, and Law: HR in Adversity? ’in Achieving Human Rights, NY: Routledge, 2009, pp.181-191 W9 Human Rights Advocacy Groups: -The Trump Administration is Cracking Down Against a March Continued: The case of Palestine Global Movement to Boycott Israel. 13 Presentation/Discussion No. 10 &11 https://time.com/5914975/what-to-know-about-bds/ ↗
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  • Lauren, Paul Gordon. Entering the Twentieth Century Visions War, Revolutions & Peacemaking The Evolution of International HR: Visions Seen, University of Pennsylvania Press. Chp.3
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  • Richard Falk. “The Ideal of Citizen Pilgrim,’ in Achieving Human Rights NY: Routledge, 2009, pp.192-207 W10 Human Rights, Refugees & Forced -Malgorzata MYL, National Borders – Limitation for HR March Migration Protection? Bogdan-Nicolae MUCEA. 9p 20 -Steven A. Kolmes, Sara K. Kolmes & Pei-Hsuan Lin (2022) Presentation/Discussion No. 12 &13 What Lies Ahead: How Aid for Climate Refugees Must Focus on Human Rights and Human Health, Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 64:3, 7-16,
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  • Zezen Zaenal Mutaqin. The Rohingya Refugee Crisis and Human Rights: What Should asean Do? asia-pacific journal on HR and the law 19 (2018) 1-26
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