Chapter 12 Learning Objectives

Human Rights: A Tool for Preserving and Enhancing Human Dignity

  • Identify core human rights principles as outlined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and understand various theoretical perspectives on how human rights standards have emerged since World War II.
  • Describe the complex international legal system, as well as the range of state and nonstate actors within the system, working to monitor, implement, and enforce human rights norms.
  • Discuss some of the greatest human rights violations of the 21st century, and consider the ways in which advocacy from local to global levels seeks to respond to these contemporary social, political, and economic challenges.
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