HUMAN RIGHTS THEORY - ESSAY TOPICS

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?

Essay plan -

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.)

Criteria: The most important things we look for in an essay plan are whether the student has:

1) Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of materials/readings relevant to the chosen essay topic;

2) Formulated a clear and concise thesis which they will defend in their essay;

3) Considered the structure of their thesis - how they expect their essay to unfold section-by-section;

4) Included a consistently formatted preliminary bibliography detailing potential additional sources of relevance to the essay topic chosen.

Essay writing -

1. How well do you understand the relevant concepts, issues, ideas, and arguments that have been discussed in the readings and classes?

2. Are the arguments you offer in your essay clearly stated and supported by sound reasoning?

3. Is your writing clear and well-organised?

More specifically, we will be asking questions like these:

• Do you clearly state what you are trying to accomplish in your paper? Is it obvious to the reader what your main thesis is?
• Do you offer supporting arguments for the claims you make? Is it obvious to the reader what these arguments are?
• Is the structure of your paper clear? For instance, is it clear what parts of your paper are expository, and what parts are your own positive contribution?
• Is your prose simple, easy to read, and easy to understand?
• Do you illustrate your claims with good examples? Do you explain your central notions? Do you say exactly what you mean?
• Do you present other authors' views accurately and charitably? Do you engage with counterarguments or opposing evidence?
• Have you read and understood the prescribed readings that relate to your topic? Have you conducted independent research that has enriched your understanding of the topic? (You are required to draw on at least two additional sources outside of the set readings).
• Is your writing well edited and polished with correct punctuation, appropriate paragraphing, and correct spelling?
• Have you appropriately and consistently referenced the sources of your claims?
• Have you included a correctly formatted bibliography providing the details of all the sources you have referenced in the main body of your essay?

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