Week 2: What are Human Rights, Genocide, War and Peace? 

Lectures:

1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (universalism vs. relativism)
2. Convention on Genocide
3. The 8 Stages of Genocide
4. Just War, Positive/Negative Peace

 

Videos:

1.1 Amnesty International’s “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”

1.2 PBS, Women War and Peace: “War Redefined”

 

Readings:

2.1       David Barash, Approaches to Peace (Chapters 1, 2, and 4)

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 4

2.2       Messer, “Pluralist Approaches to Human Rights”

2.3      Browse the ECCC website and read about the current cases

Assessments:

See Class Blog

Due Dates for Week 2:

Blog post should be submitted on Word Press no later than 11:59 pm EST on Friday, July15th.

Blog post comments should be submitted on WordPress no later than 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, July 17th.

Short answers should be submitted on WordPress no later than 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, July 17th.