Number #1)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26875506
https://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/education/rwandagenocide.shtml
1. Drawing on the information in the above links, in 2 paragraphs describe the history leading up to the Rwandan genocide and the genocide itself.
2. Drawing on the above links, discuss how the UN and the world responded/ didn’t respond to the genocide. What were the failures in terms of intervention, and what can we learn from this?
Number #2)
https://www.un.org/press/en/2018/sc13552.doc.htm
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41566561
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/myanmar-burma#
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55902070
Drawing on the above links, discuss the genocide currently occurring in Myanmar (including recent events over the past few months) in at least 2-3 paragraphs. What do you believe should be done in the case of Myanmar (intervention, role of UN, role of US, etc)? Be specific
Number #3)
Cobban, in “Think Again International Courts,” challenges previously held assumptions about the relationship between international courts and human rights. Explain why Cobban sees courts and tribunals as ineffective for dealing with human rights violations (For example, what does she argue about international courts ability to achieve peace? Does she think war crimes prosecutions will deter future atrocities?) What paradigm is she most closely aligned with- Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism, Feminism, and Neo-Marxism?
(Please see attached PDF article- Think Again International courts- for this question)
Number #4)
What problems do Mchanagma and Verdirame see with the current state of human rights in the international system in their article “The Danger of Human Rights Proliferation?”
(Please see attached PDF article- The danger of Human Rights Proliferation- for this question)
Number #5)
Drawing on the Cobban’s article (Think again International Courts):
What is a truth commission? What is an ad hoc tribunal? What are the three ad hoc tribunals established for the prosecution of human rights violators? 1 to 2 Paragraphs
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