September 2006
Congress passes the Military Commissions Act
Basically set up the same military commissions that the executive set up, but
now congress is doing so
Forbid any use of the Geneva Conventions in bringing about the writ of habeus
corpus
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Beth Simmons
Mobilizing for Human Rights
ondemand.duke.edu/video/21294/beth-simmons-mobilizing-for-hu
Why are treaties needed? Why cant states protect human rights on their own account?
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*The fact that political figures in nations change over time, and
Makau Mutua
Savages, Victims, and Saviours: The Metaphor of Human Rights
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Three-dimensional compound metaphor in which there are savages, victims, and saviours
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This Article attempts to elicit from the proponents of the human rights movement
several
2/23/12
Reading for next week:
Targeting Civilians in War
Also focus on current events in Syria, reasoning behind attacks on civilians. What do you do now
as the international community?
Reading for this Week
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Critical perspectives on human rights
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3/1/12
Alexander B. Downes
Targeting Civilians in War
The issue of coercion in war time
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Through the use of force
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What kind of techniques do you use to coerce the enemy?
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If general warfare does not work in defeating the enemy, the costs of war rai
3/8/12
Reading for next week:
Empire of Humanity
Current Reading
Alexander Bellamy
The Responsibility to Protect
There are two strands to thinking about the RtoP
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1. Persuading states to fulfill their protection responsibilities and providing mutual
ass
3/15/12
Michael Barnett
Empire of Humanity: A History of Humanitarianism
Three distinct ages of Humanitarian ascent
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19th Century - World War II
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Humanitarian intervention existed as a part of colonialism, commerce, and
Western civilizing missions
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5/3/12
Kathryn Sikkink: The Justice Cascade
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Looks at the impact of putting former national leaders on trial for massive violations of
human rights
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Asks whether one can draw general conclusions from surveying all of the cases
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Makes two arguments i
4/19/12
Fighting Non-State Actors II: Case Study : Israel and the 2009 Gaza War
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The Gaza War
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Palestinian Government (Hamas) began firing rockets into Southern Israel
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Israel responded by bombing hospitals, schools, police stations, etc. sayi
4/12/12
Part II on the War on Terror: Changing Norms in the Context of the War on Terror
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Central question
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Posed by Jochnick and Normand
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Whether the laws of war introduce meaningful restraints
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Do these laws restrain military behavior in c
Human Rights and War
Reading Responses
What do you see as the main argument?
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Beth Simmons
Do human rights treaties make a difference?
What is the key puzzle she is grappling with?
What is her argument and the evidence she use
