PEACEST 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: List Of Civilisations In The Culture Series, Transitional Justice, Natural And Legal Rights
24 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Lecture One
Jorge Luis Fabra—Zamora (Philosophy/ Peace Studies)
. Columbian lawyer, teacher of human rights, litigation
. Compensate the victim and punish the wrongdoer
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Tuesday 5-7 TSH 715
Introduction
What will we learn?
. Children should know they have rights
. We can oppose things that offend our human rights
. We can oppose authority figures
. There are mechanisms to help—but they are far from perfect
. Getting people to know their rights
. Slavery
. Social Rights/Work (specific unit)
. Women’s Rights (specific unit)
Why does is matter?
How will we learn it? And be assessed?
Why human rights?
. The best times, the worst times
. US—Human Rights Council
. How important they are
. What are the UN?
. Human Rights and Social Justice
. The hope in progress is saddening during this time there are so many human
rights issues—so it is a good time to find solutions
. Human rights are rights you are entitled to as a human THERE IS NO WIGGLE
ROOM
Key concepts
. Human rights
. Social Justice
. International human rights system (UN, key treaties)
. Regional and local systems (universalism and relativism)
Issues
. Life (genocide)
. Equity (women’s rights)
. Freedom (slavery)
. Social and economic rights (work)
. Environment and development (human right to water)
. Nationality and asylum (refuges, stateless)
. Group rights (indigenous rights)
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Document Summary
We can oppose things that offend our human rights. There are mechanisms to help but they are far from perfect. The hope in progress is saddening during this time there are so many human rights issues so it is a good time to find solutions. Human rights are rights you are entitled to as a human there is no wiggle. Trans-disciplinary knowledge (peace studies, labor studies, women studies, legal knowledge) A connection between human rights, social justice and practice. Mandatory readings around 10 pages (he will specify the pages) Guest speakers (one question of guest speakers for final exam) Columbian human rights lawyer (human rights and transitional justice) Instructor from un university (humans rights to water) If i have a right you have a duty. If i have a duty you have a right. Ex) marriage voluntary contract, bond of right and obligations (support and cooperation) Ex) human rights the government has to protect its citizens.
