1. The conviction and sentencing of Taylor of Liberia in 2012 touches on an important milestone in the development of international human rights law. Briefly assess this by referring to the principles of international human rights law.
2. Why did US and UK physicians practice FGC in the 1940s and 1950s?
3. State the pros and cons of MGC in South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya. Comment on the critiques made against the international community on this issue. What do you see as the practical path forward?
4. Use international human rights principles to assess the arrest of Pinochet of Chile in 1998.
5. React to this statement as it relates to international human rights: “States in anarchy cannot afford to be moral”. Is this an accurate statement or not, and why?
6. Why do many scholars hold the notion that human rights standards and norms require deconstruction? Explain the reasons for this skepticism. Is it possible to achieve internationally accepted moral standards?
7. State ONE EXAMPLE to explain how the US has invoked Article 4 of the ICCPR which emphasizes the public emergency clause to violate human rights.
8. Explain the reasons for FGC in developing countries.
9. Cite ANY TWO examples in the area of human rights which support the sacrosanct status of state sovereignty.
10. Why did the former Soviet Union and other Eastern bloc counties abstain from the UDHR vote.
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