INTLSTD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Eleanor Roosevelt, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Lynn Hunt

• School: U of M
• Department: International Studies
• Course: INTLSTD 101
• Professor: Greta Uehling

Document Summary

Arose quickly: urgency arose because of failed states that were unwilling to protect citizens rights, awareness arose because of technology. Origins of the ideas of human rights in the world. French revolution: declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen. Cultural context (lynn hunt): why are human rights "self evident" Views of the body > moral autonomy (the independence to decide things for one"s self) Learned how to emphasize across class, gender, and race lines. Eleanor roosevelt, malek, jeng: human rights and duties humphrey, Iccpr international covenant on civil and political rights. Icescr interantional covenant on economic, social, and cultural. More treaties and documents that expanded rights (rights of the child for example) Promotion: educating about international norms and treaties and encouraging ratification. Jurisdiction: most serious crimes genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes. Committees example: un human rights committee monitors compliance with iccpr.