Question 1

Since the adoption of the UDHR and the twin covenants:

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A) states have pulled back from issuing such strong human rights protections. 
B) states have refused to enforce the provisions of the documents. 
C) additional rights have been guaranteed through supplemental agreements. 
D) many rights have been redefined as being nonderogable. 
E) Western states have lost interest in protecting human rights. 
A) states have pulled back from issuing such strong human rights protections. 
B) states have refused to enforce the provisions of the documents. 
C) additional rights have been guaranteed through supplemental agreements. 
D) many rights have been redefined as being nonderogable. 
E) Western states have lost interest in protecting human rights.

Question 2

What does it mean that "although all rights are equal,some rights are more equal than others"?

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Question 3

What is transitional justice? Why would a state opt for that approach toward human rights abuses rather than one that is more focused on direct punishment of offenders? Which approach do you believe to be superior?

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Question 4

Why does the United States object to the ICC?

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A) The ICC has consistently ruled against the United States. 
B) Many U.S.personnel have committed acts that the ICC would consider serious human rights abuses. 
C) U.S.legal procedure does not meet the standards required by the ICC. 
D) Leaders in the United States think that the judges and prosecutors have too much independence. 
E) The laws the ICC uses are too specific about human rights abuses. 
A) The ICC has consistently ruled against the United States. 
B) Many U.S.personnel have committed acts that the ICC would consider serious human rights abuses. 
C) U.S.legal procedure does not meet the standards required by the ICC. 
D) Leaders in the United States think that the judges and prosecutors have too much independence. 
E) The laws the ICC uses are too specific about human rights abuses.

Question 5

Has human rights law been effective? What has helped it be effective and what has prevented it from being more effective?

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Question 6

When are states most likely to take action on human rights abuses?

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Question 7

Why might signing human rights treaties be associated with worse human rights practice?

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A) Human rights law does not cause states to stop abusing their citizens. 
B) States cannot enforce human rights law,because of the self-help nature of international politics. 
C) States sign human rights treaties to mask the fact that they actually commit human rights abuses. 
D) The conflict over human rights treaties makes states commit more human rights abuses. 
E) Human rights law actually violates the human right of sovereignty. 
A) Human rights law does not cause states to stop abusing their citizens. 
B) States cannot enforce human rights law,because of the self-help nature of international politics. 
C) States sign human rights treaties to mask the fact that they actually commit human rights abuses. 
D) The conflict over human rights treaties makes states commit more human rights abuses. 
E) Human rights law actually violates the human right of sovereignty.

Question 8

Why have democracies been LESS likely to sign international human rights agreements?

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A) Democracies are more likely to violate human rights. 
B) There have been fewer democracies than dictatorships in the world. 
C) Human rights agreements have been promoted by dictatorships to deflect criticism about the treatment of their citizens. 
D) Democracies are more likely than dictatorships to resent interference in their domestic affairs. 
E) Democracies have not thought it necessary to sign agreements,because they already protect their citizens' rights. 
A) Democracies are more likely to violate human rights. 
B) There have been fewer democracies than dictatorships in the world. 
C) Human rights agreements have been promoted by dictatorships to deflect criticism about the treatment of their citizens. 
D) Democracies are more likely than dictatorships to resent interference in their domestic affairs. 
E) Democracies have not thought it necessary to sign agreements,because they already protect their citizens' rights.

Question 9

How do institutions,interests,and interactions of states explain the inconsistent enforcement of international human rights?

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The inconsistent enforcement of internat

Since the adoption of the UDHR and the twin covenants:

What does it mean that "although all rights are equal,some rights are more equal than others"?

What is transitional justice? Why would a state opt for that approach toward human rights abuses rather than one that is more focused on direct punishment of offenders? Which approach do you believe to be superior?

Why does the United States object to the ICC?

Has human rights law been effective? What has helped it be effective and what has prevented it from being more effective?

When are states most likely to take action on human rights abuses?

Why might signing human rights treaties be associated with worse human rights practice?

Why have democracies been LESS likely to sign international human rights agreements?

How do institutions,interests,and interactions of states explain the inconsistent enforcement of international human rights?

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Exam 13: Human Rights

Since the adoption of the UDHR and the twin covenants:

What does it mean that "although all rights are equal,some rights are more equal than others"?

What is transitional justice? Why would a state opt for that approach toward human rights abuses rather than one that is more focused on direct punishment of offenders? Which approach do you believe to be superior?

Why does the United States object to the ICC?

Has human rights law been effective? What has helped it be effective and what has prevented it from being more effective?

When are states most likely to take action on human rights abuses?

Why might signing human rights treaties be associated with worse human rights practice?

Why have democracies been LESS likely to sign international human rights agreements?

How do institutions,interests,and interactions of states explain the inconsistent enforcement of international human rights?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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