POLI 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Soweto Uprising, United Nations General Assembly, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
22 Aug 2016
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2 how did apartheid come onto international agenda? explanations of powerful states did not lead, they followed movement why were sanctions adopted despite different interests? explanations of policy shifts and their timing. Tans and actors types of politics (5) (coalition, symbolic, leverage material/moral, information, 1 racial discrimination first discussed (1946) (before udhr . 1 from discussion to action peaceful protest of laws (national party 1948 > pass-laws. 9 restricting movement of blacks) post-sharpeville un resolutions. 1946 indians discussed in south africa categorized blacks/indians/etc. 1958: un general assembly cites un charter (all member states are bound by it) 1960: un security council resolution (passes but no action) ** evidence of things un can do to get human rights issues onto international agenda. 16. 1 high school students protest afrikaan language laws. 1977: un security council resolution mandatory arms embargo. Constructive engagement (because modernization theory building economically leads to demands for rights leads to democratization)
