Question 1

In a world with many cultures and levels of economic development,is it possible to establish universal human rights standards? What should those standards be based on?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is possible to establish universal human rights standards in a world with many cultures and levels of economic development. While different cultures may have varying traditions and customs, there are fundamental rights that are inherent to all human beings regardless of their background. These rights include the right to life, freedom from discrimination, freedom of speech and expression, the right to education, and the right to a fair trial, among others.

The standards for universal human rights should be based on principles that are universally recognized and accepted. These principles can be found in international documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The declaration outlines the basic rights and freedoms that all individuals are entitled to, regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, or economic status.

In addition to international documents, universal human rights standards should also be based on principles of equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. These standards should be inclusive and take into account the diverse cultural and economic backgrounds of people around the world. It is important to recognize that while there may be differences in how these rights are implemented and protected, the fundamental principles should remain the same for all individuals.

Overall, establishing universal human rights standards is not only possible but essential for promoting equality and justice for all individuals, regardless of their cultural or economic background. These standards should be based on universally recognized principles and should be inclusive of all individuals, regardless of their background.

Question 2

The mass atrocities in Rwanda and Darfur were labeled genocide by major states in the international community,but they did not respond.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the concept of responsibility to protect (R2P)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has not yet been invoked to justify intervention in another state. 
B)  The Genocide Convention lays out specific criteria regarding when intervention is necessary. 
C)  States are consistent in their interpretation and application of the norm. 
D)  It is criticized for becoming a justification for intervention on behalf of state interests not related to protection of human rights. 
A)  It has not yet been invoked to justify intervention in another state. 
B)  The Genocide Convention lays out specific criteria regarding when intervention is necessary. 
C)  States are consistent in their interpretation and application of the norm. 
D)  It is criticized for becoming a justification for intervention on behalf of state interests not related to protection of human rights. D

Question 4

The European Union encouraged human rights protections in post-Cold War Eastern Europe by

Accepted Answer

A)  placing negative sanctions on rights violators. 
B)  using a threat of force to induce change. 
C)  requiring candidates for admission to the EU to show improving political and civil liberties. 
D)  leading UN criticism of rights violators. 
A)  placing negative sanctions on rights violators. 
B)  using a threat of force to induce change. 
C)  requiring candidates for admission to the EU to show improving political and civil liberties. 
D)  leading UN criticism of rights violators.

Question 5

What statement is correct about the Universal Periodic Review policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States does not participate. 
B)  Reviews trigger automatic sanctions against violators. 
C)  After reviews,a majority of the recommendations for policy change that have been made have actually been implemented by states. 
D)  Democracies are exempt from review. 
A)  The United States does not participate. 
B)  Reviews trigger automatic sanctions against violators. 
C)  After reviews,a majority of the recommendations for policy change that have been made have actually been implemented by states. 
D)  Democracies are exempt from review.

Question 6

The Convention on the Prevention of Genocide was adopted in what year?

Accepted Answer

A)  1648 
B)  1920 
C)  1948 
D)  1991 
A)  1648 
B)  1920 
C)  1948 
D)  1991

Question 7

What is referred to as the International Bill of Rights consists of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Geneva Conventions and the United Nations Charter. 
B)  only the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 
C)  only the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic,Social,and Cultural Rights. 
D)  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,and the International Covenant on Economic,Social,and Cultural Rights. 
A)  the Geneva Conventions and the United Nations Charter. 
B)  only the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 
C)  only the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic,Social,and Cultural Rights. 
D)  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,and the International Covenant on Economic,Social,and Cultural Rights.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the role NGOs have played in the area of human rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  NGOs play a key role in influencing the discourse surrounding human rights but do not deal directly with states or international organizations. 
B)  NGOs work to pressure states to change their human rights policies,but have never advocated for the use of military force to protect human rights. 
C)  NGOs have been effective in helping to bring about substantive international laws protecting human rights. 
D)  Both NGOs and IGOs work on dealing with the issue of human rights,but they do so separately. 
A)  NGOs play a key role in influencing the discourse surrounding human rights but do not deal directly with states or international organizations. 
B)  NGOs work to pressure states to change their human rights policies,but have never advocated for the use of military force to protect human rights. 
C)  NGOs have been effective in helping to bring about substantive international laws protecting human rights. 
D)  Both NGOs and IGOs work on dealing with the issue of human rights,but they do so separately.

Question 9

There can be a tension between human rights and national security,as illustrated by what international law?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Convention on Torture allows exceptions for actions against terrorists. 
B)  The Convention on Torture is suspended for countries at war. 
C)  The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is suspended for countries
At war. 
D)  The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights allows states to revoke some rights when national security is threatened. 
A)  The Convention on Torture allows exceptions for actions against terrorists. 
B)  The Convention on Torture is suspended for countries at war. 
C)  The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is suspended for countries
At war. 
D)  The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights allows states to revoke some rights when national security is threatened.

Question 10

The concept of human rights has expanded over time,and now includes ideas of group rights as well as individual rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which statement is true about the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)?

Accepted Answer

A)  CEDAW addresses only political rights. 
B)  CEDAW has been ratified by a majority of states in the world. 
C)  CEDAW addresses only socioeconomic rights. 
D)  States were not permitted to enter reservations when they ratified CEDAW. 
A)  CEDAW addresses only political rights. 
B)  CEDAW has been ratified by a majority of states in the world. 
C)  CEDAW addresses only socioeconomic rights. 
D)  States were not permitted to enter reservations when they ratified CEDAW.

Question 12

There are many different types of human rights,and different states and theories place importance on different rights.Compare and contrast these different types of rights.Which set of rights do you think is most important and why?

Accepted Answer

Human rights can be categorized into dif

Question 13

Some African states are critical of the ICC because

Accepted Answer

A)  the ICC docket disproportionally deals with African leaders. 
B)  the ICC is not addressing cases in Africa. 
C)  the United States is critical,and they are taking their position based on U.S.arguments. 
D)  the United States has not joined. 
A)  the ICC docket disproportionally deals with African leaders. 
B)  the ICC is not addressing cases in Africa. 
C)  the United States is critical,and they are taking their position based on U.S.arguments. 
D)  the United States has not joined.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of state actions to protect human rights in other states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some states grant trade concessions to other states if human rights abuses decline. 
B)  States have focused only on having socioeconomic rights protected in other states. 
C)  States have not yet used force to protect human rights. 
D)  States do not take actions to protect human rights in other states. 
A)  Some states grant trade concessions to other states if human rights abuses decline. 
B)  States have focused only on having socioeconomic rights protected in other states. 
C)  States have not yet used force to protect human rights. 
D)  States do not take actions to protect human rights in other states.

Question 15

Some states argue that the monitoring of states' behavior regarding human rights impinges on their sovereignty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the crime of genocide according to international law?

Accepted Answer

A)  The killing could be intentional or unintentional and still be considered genocide if enough people are killed. 
B)  Intentionality is required,but what constitutes evidence of intentionality is not clearly defined. 
C)  Any systematic killing,even if not targeted at a particular group,can count as genocide if enough people are killed. 
D)  The definition of genocide includes systematic killing based on race,but not religion. 
A)  The killing could be intentional or unintentional and still be considered genocide if enough people are killed. 
B)  Intentionality is required,but what constitutes evidence of intentionality is not clearly defined. 
C)  Any systematic killing,even if not targeted at a particular group,can count as genocide if enough people are killed. 
D)  The definition of genocide includes systematic killing based on race,but not religion.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of military interventions on behalf of humanitarian causes?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has never been used. 
B)  It is argued to be consistent with the Westphalian view of state sovereignty. 
C)  It has consistently been used throughout history to protect religious and ethnic groups. 
D)  It has been used,but on a selective basis. 
A)  It has never been used. 
B)  It is argued to be consistent with the Westphalian view of state sovereignty. 
C)  It has consistently been used throughout history to protect religious and ethnic groups. 
D)  It has been used,but on a selective basis.

Question 18

The idea of "responsibility to protect (R2P)" is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is states' responsibility to protect their own citizens,free from external intervention. 
B)  if states do not protect their own citizens,other states have a responsibility to do something. 
C)  the international community has primary responsibility to protect people in other countries. 
D)  military force should always be used to protect people when widespread human rights violations are taking place. 
A)  it is states' responsibility to protect their own citizens,free from external intervention. 
B)  if states do not protect their own citizens,other states have a responsibility to do something. 
C)  the international community has primary responsibility to protect people in other countries. 
D)  military force should always be used to protect people when widespread human rights violations are taking place.

Question 19

The Universal Periodic Review is

Accepted Answer

A)  an approach adopted by Human Rights Watch (an NGO)in which it writes annual reports on countries' human rights records. 
B)  an approach adopted by the United States in which the Department of State writes annual reports on countries' human rights records. 
C)  an approach adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in which each state evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of its own human rights record. 
D)  an approach adopted by the UN Human Rights Council establishing procedures for individual complaints to be filed about states' human rights practices,and then investigated. 
A)  an approach adopted by Human Rights Watch (an NGO)in which it writes annual reports on countries' human rights records. 
B)  an approach adopted by the United States in which the Department of State writes annual reports on countries' human rights records. 
C)  an approach adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in which each state evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of its own human rights record. 
D)  an approach adopted by the UN Human Rights Council establishing procedures for individual complaints to be filed about states' human rights practices,and then investigated.

Question 20

Theorists in the radical tradition place emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A)  social and economic rights. 
B)  civil and political rights. 
C)  group rights for marginalized people. 
D)  collective rights such as the right to development. 
A)  social and economic rights. 
B)  civil and political rights. 
C)  group rights for marginalized people. 
D)  collective rights such as the right to development.

In a world with many cultures and levels of economic development,is it possible to establish universal human rights standards? What should those standards be based on?

The mass atrocities in Rwanda and Darfur were labeled genocide by major states in the international community,but they did not respond.

Which of the following is true of the concept of responsibility to protect (R2P)?

The European Union encouraged human rights protections in post-Cold War Eastern Europe by

What statement is correct about the Universal Periodic Review policy?

The Convention on the Prevention of Genocide was adopted in what year?

What is referred to as the International Bill of Rights consists of

Which of the following is true of the role NGOs have played in the area of human rights?

There can be a tension between human rights and national security,as illustrated by what international law?

The concept of human rights has expanded over time,and now includes ideas of group rights as well as individual rights.

Which statement is true about the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)?

There are many different types of human rights,and different states and theories place importance on different rights.Compare and contrast these different types of rights.Which set of rights do you think is most important and why?

Some African states are critical of the ICC because

Which of the following is true of state actions to protect human rights in other states?

Some states argue that the monitoring of states' behavior regarding human rights impinges on their sovereignty.

Which of the following is true of the crime of genocide according to international law?

Which of the following is true of military interventions on behalf of humanitarian causes?

The idea of "responsibility to protect (R2P)" is that

The Universal Periodic Review is

Theorists in the radical tradition place emphasis on

Approaches to International Relations

The Historical Context of Contemporary International Relations

International Relations Theories

Levels of Analysis

The State

War and Security

International Cooperation and International Law

International Political Economy

Intergovernmental Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations

Human Security: Migration, Global Health, and the Environment

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Exam 10: Human Rights

In a world with many cultures and levels of economic development,is it possible to establish universal human rights standards? What should those standards be based on?

The mass atrocities in Rwanda and Darfur were labeled genocide by major states in the international community,but they did not respond.

Which of the following is true of the concept of responsibility to protect (R2P)?

The European Union encouraged human rights protections in post-Cold War Eastern Europe by

What statement is correct about the Universal Periodic Review policy?

The Convention on the Prevention of Genocide was adopted in what year?

What is referred to as the International Bill of Rights consists of

Which of the following is true of the role NGOs have played in the area of human rights?

There can be a tension between human rights and national security,as illustrated by what international law?

The concept of human rights has expanded over time,and now includes ideas of group rights as well as individual rights.

Which statement is true about the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)?

There are many different types of human rights,and different states and theories place importance on different rights.Compare and contrast these different types of rights.Which set of rights do you think is most important and why?

Some African states are critical of the ICC because

Which of the following is true of state actions to protect human rights in other states?

Some states argue that the monitoring of states' behavior regarding human rights impinges on their sovereignty.

Which of the following is true of the crime of genocide according to international law?

Which of the following is true of military interventions on behalf of humanitarian causes?

The idea of "responsibility to protect (R2P)" is that

The Universal Periodic Review is

Theorists in the radical tradition place emphasis on

Approaches to International Relations

The Historical Context of Contemporary International Relations

International Relations Theories

Levels of Analysis

The State

War and Security

International Cooperation and International Law

International Political Economy

Intergovernmental Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations

Human Security: Migration, Global Health, and the Environment

Filters