Case Study – 25%
The case study will be an evaluation of the human rights record of three or four different countries as it relates to the week’s topic. Each student in the group must pick a different country from three or four of the following five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and South America. Your group (three or four people per group) will present your evaluation and critique to the class (approximately 30-40 minutes) and lead the class in a 15-20 minute exercise or discussion to understand the material. Each student will also submit a two-page human rights pamphlet on the issue as it relates to the country they chose. The pamphlet should draw the reader in and explain the human rights issue as it relates to the country in a concise and creative way. You will select your topic in the second week of classes.
Objective: Understand how the week’s readings relate to a particular human rights issue in different countries around the world, how the countries as signatories (or not) to international rights documents are honouring their obligations (or not) and how Canada can learn from the successes or failures of these other countries.
Progress Dates:
Submit topic and country choices for instructor approval by or before February 2. Groups with earlier presentation dates will do well to obtain approval well in advance of February 2.
Evaluation Criteria:
Final paper (25%)
Final paper is DUE in print at the beginning of class, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6. Your paper must also be submitted to Turnitin.com before class on April 6. (Login details for Turnitin.com have been posted on Discovery.Redeemer.ca)
*There is no late paper policy. As per Redeemer’s policy, late papers receive 0%
Write a 2,000-2,500 word essay (word count does not include footnotes) about a topic directly covered in or closely related to the course content. Paper topics must be submitted to the instructors by email (~ 100 word summary) by March 16 for approval (we encourage you to discuss your ideas for a paper topic with instructors before March 16).
You may engage in greater depth with a topic that you began to write about in one of your critical reflection assignments, in which case you should refer to your earlier work and be careful to develop your thesis and arguments substantively (or even to change them!).
Essay Requirements:
IMPORTANT NOTE: The rubric for grading the essay will be housed on the course homepage on Discovery.Redeemer.ca
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