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Confronting Genocide: Never Again?

The printed curriculum unit Confronting Genocide: Never Again? traces the evolution of the international community's response to genocide and examines how the United States has responded to five cases of genocide. (See detailed description and ordering information.)

Videos for Readings: The videos below follow the outline of the printed curriculum unit. The headings correspond to the headings in the student readings.

Videos for Lessons accompany lessons in the teacher's guide of the printed curriculum unit.

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Introduction: Never Again?

Part I: Defining Genocide

What is international law? [David Kennedy - 0:55]

How has international law evolved? [David Kennedy - 1:40]

What makes international law effective? [David Kennedy - 1:14]

World War II

The Genocide Convention

Why is the Genocide Convention significant? [David Kennedy - 2:39]

What are the challenges of interpreting the Genocide Convention? [David Kennedy - 2:08]

After the Cold War

What are human rights? [Susan Allee - 2:12]

What are human rights? [Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro - 1:14]

Are states today closer or farther apart in their understanding of human rights? [Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro - 1:27]

How does membership in the UN promote human rights? [Susan Allee - 1:14]

What is the UN authorized to do when human rights are violated? [Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro - 1:44]

How can the UN and other international organizations prevent human rights abuses? [Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro - 1:21]

Why is there a tension between state sovereignty and international law? [David Kennedy - 1:20]

What is the relationship between international human rights law and state sovereignty? [Dennis Davis - 2:03]

When do human rights abuses become genocide? [Susan Allee - 2:25]

How are international courts becoming more important in addressing human rights abuses? [Dennis Davis - 1:48]

Part II: Five Case Studies

The Armenian Genocide

The Holocaust

The Cambodian Genocide

Why was the UN peacekeeping operation in Cambodia so significant? [Jarat Chopra - 2:18]

What were the consequences of UN involvement in Cambodia? [Jarat Chopra - 1:01]

The Bosnian Genocide

What is ethnic cleansing? [Susan Allee - 0:52]

What is the difference between genocide and ethnic cleansing? [Susan Allee - 1:08]

How was the UN involved in Bosnian peacekeeping? [Susan Allee - 1:42]

The Rwandan Genocide

What are examples of unsuccessful peacekeeping operations? [Susan Allee - 1:52]