[DVM1100] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 61 pages long Study Guide!

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Lecture 1 the united nations and the declaration of human rights. Scenario 1: a newspaper editor is arrested, imprisoned by the police, and held for many weeks without charge. She is eventually convicted on a charge of criminal defamation for an article that was published that alleged the country"s president was illegally providing his family preferred access to government contracts. The editor"s hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) rights to li(cid:271)erty (she was held without charge) and freedom of expression (convicted for publishing legitimate criticism) this is section 3, 9 and 19 of the. Scenario 2: girls in a remote province of a poor country are often married before they reach the age of 18; many are married as young as 15 years. The legal age for marriage in the country is. Although child marriage is a violation of human rights, and it may reflect patterns of discrimination against girls. It may also prevent girls from completing their schooling.