ESSAY

Please choose ONE of the following essay questions:

1. Is the ICC an appropriate mechanism for punishing human rights violations? Why or why not?

2. What is the cultural relativist challenge to human rights, and do you think this challenge is successful? Why or Why not?

3. Critically analyse the feminist explanation for why violence against women has often not been considered a human rights issue. What implications should this feminist critique have for the existing system of human rights?

4. Is the right not to be tortured an inalienable human right? Why or why not?

5. Your own question. (Please note: if you choose this option you must get your question approved by your tutor before completing the assessment task.)

Instructions:

1. Your plan should include a clear statement of your central thesis. (In other words: what is your main conclusion going to be in the essay?)

2. Your plan should clearly explain the intended structure of your essay. (In other words: what is each paragraph going to cover.)

3. You should include a bibliography of 4-6 sources you intend to draw on in your essay. (This can include readings from the reader.)