WEEK 5 - 2 Flashcards
1
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international human rights (20th C-present) origins
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- followed WW2 concept of “human rights”
2
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instruments of human rights
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- covenants, conventions = legally binding
- declarations = shared norms, not legally binding
3
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2 stages for member states of UN
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sign - agree and show intent to comply
ratify - formal agreement to comply
4
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(Instrument of human rights) UN declaration of human rights 1948
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- non discrimination clause
- basic rights (Locke)
- political/civil rights = neg. freedom
- social/economic rights = pos. freedom
5
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(Instrument of human rights)
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UN covenants on
- civil and political rights 1966
- Econ., social, cultural rights 1966
6
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(Instrument of human rights)
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989
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- most ratified convention
- 3 countries yet to
- somalia
- South Sudan
- USA
7
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(Instrument of human rights)
continuing human rights violations
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- amnesty international annual reports
- pushback on universal human rights
- rise of authoritarianism
8
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evolution of human rights
Individual to collective
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- UN declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007
- collective rights
- different from indiv. rights
- approved by 144 states, opposed by 4
9
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evolution of human rights
new enforcement mechanism
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- international criminal court 2002
- 123 states can be investigated
- limited (11 since 2002)
10
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Canadian Charter of Rights
what rights in charter
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- fundamental freedoms
- democratic rights
- mobility rights
- legal rights
- equality rights
- linguistic rights
11
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Canadian Charter of Rights
limitations on indiv. rights
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- recognition of group rights
- government can override charter
