Human Rights Final Exam Questions
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Wilson's 14 Points - ANSWERS A statement of principles for peace that was used for peace
negotiations in order to end WWI.
League of Nations - ANSWERS The first international organization whose principle mission was
no maintain world peace. Primary goals include preventing wars through security and
disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration.
International Military Tribunal at Nuremburg - ANSWERS A series of military tribunals held by
the allied forces after WWII. These trials were most notable for the prosecution of prominent
members of the leadership of Nazi Germany who carried out the holocaust.
Genocide Convention - ANSWERS A Convention adopted by the UN which defines genocide in
legal terms. All participating countries are advised to prevent and punish actions of genocide in
war.
Convention on the Rights of the Child - ANSWERS Human rights treaty which sets out the rights
of children. The convention defines a child as any human being under the age of 18.
Srebenica Massacre - ANSWERS Genocide of more than 8,000 Muslims in and around the town
of Srebenia during the Bosnian War.
Sovereignty - ANSWERS Supreme power or authority.
Human Rights: The sovereign state is the form of political organization in the modern world.
Sovereign states confer rights on individual citizens, using laws and policies to secure these
rights within the state.
, Geneva Convention - ANSWERS A series of treaties regarding the treatment of prisoners of war
and of the sick, wounded, and dead in battle first made at Geneva, Switzerland.
UN Charter - ANSWERS An international organization founded in 1945 committed to
maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and
promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.
Responsibility to Protect - ANSWERS Global political commitment which was endorsed by all
member states of the United Nations at the 2005 World Summit to prevent genocide, war
crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
Peacekeeping Types - ANSWERS Usually occurs after peace making, maintenance of a truce.
Types Include: Limited, Limited +, expansive and expansive +
Moral Hazard - ANSWERS Lack of incentive to guard against risk where one is protected form its
consequences.
Human Rights:
International Committee of the Red Cross - ANSWERS An organization whose mission is to
protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with
assistance.
Transitional Justice - ANSWERS Consists of judicial and non-judicial measures implemented in
order to redress legacies of human rights abuses
Retributive Justice - ANSWERS A theory of justice which holds that the best response to a crime
is a proportionate punishment, inflicted for its own sake rather than to serve an as rehabilitation
of the offender.
With Complete Solutions11
Wilson's 14 Points - ANSWERS A statement of principles for peace that was used for peace
negotiations in order to end WWI.
League of Nations - ANSWERS The first international organization whose principle mission was
no maintain world peace. Primary goals include preventing wars through security and
disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration.
International Military Tribunal at Nuremburg - ANSWERS A series of military tribunals held by
the allied forces after WWII. These trials were most notable for the prosecution of prominent
members of the leadership of Nazi Germany who carried out the holocaust.
Genocide Convention - ANSWERS A Convention adopted by the UN which defines genocide in
legal terms. All participating countries are advised to prevent and punish actions of genocide in
war.
Convention on the Rights of the Child - ANSWERS Human rights treaty which sets out the rights
of children. The convention defines a child as any human being under the age of 18.
Srebenica Massacre - ANSWERS Genocide of more than 8,000 Muslims in and around the town
of Srebenia during the Bosnian War.
Sovereignty - ANSWERS Supreme power or authority.
Human Rights: The sovereign state is the form of political organization in the modern world.
Sovereign states confer rights on individual citizens, using laws and policies to secure these
rights within the state.
, Geneva Convention - ANSWERS A series of treaties regarding the treatment of prisoners of war
and of the sick, wounded, and dead in battle first made at Geneva, Switzerland.
UN Charter - ANSWERS An international organization founded in 1945 committed to
maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and
promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.
Responsibility to Protect - ANSWERS Global political commitment which was endorsed by all
member states of the United Nations at the 2005 World Summit to prevent genocide, war
crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
Peacekeeping Types - ANSWERS Usually occurs after peace making, maintenance of a truce.
Types Include: Limited, Limited +, expansive and expansive +
Moral Hazard - ANSWERS Lack of incentive to guard against risk where one is protected form its
consequences.
Human Rights:
International Committee of the Red Cross - ANSWERS An organization whose mission is to
protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with
assistance.
Transitional Justice - ANSWERS Consists of judicial and non-judicial measures implemented in
order to redress legacies of human rights abuses
Retributive Justice - ANSWERS A theory of justice which holds that the best response to a crime
is a proportionate punishment, inflicted for its own sake rather than to serve an as rehabilitation
of the offender.
