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Why should high school students learn about human rights?

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Dennis Davis

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June 10, 2009

Videos from Dennis Davis

What is the U.S. track record on human rights?
How have things changed since the early 1990s?
How was media used to involve the public in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
How does the new South African constitution reflect human rights issues?
What political and legal challenges exist in South Africa today?
Who are you and what do you do?
How does law protect human rights?
How has the human rights movement evolved to include social, economic, and cultural rights?
How can human rights law prioritize some rights over others?
What is the relationship between international human rights law and state sovereignty?
Why should high school students learn about human rights?
What is universal jurisdiction?
How is international law incorporated into domestic law?
In 2009, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Sudan’s president. Why is this a challenge to human rights law?
How does culture affect the interpretation of human rights treaties?
How are international courts becoming more important in addressing human rights abuses?
How do truth and reconciliation commissions help societies come to terms with past human rights abuses?
What are the limitations of truth and reconciliation commissions?
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