Categorizing the types of human rights in the UDHR
For Students:
Human rights can be classified into the following categories:
Civil and Political Rights
a. Right to participate fully in government
b. Individual “liberties,” i.e. freedom of speech, the press, etc. (Like the Bill of Rights)
Social and Economic Rights
a. “Basic Needs” rights—food, clothing, shelter, health care, education, employment, etc.
b. Not fully covered by U.S. Constitution
Group Rights
a. Not just tailored to individuals, but to specific groups of individuals, i.e., women, children, minorities, etc.)
b. These may also include “individual rights” within the group.
Wartime Declaration Rights
a. Rights, which govern how societies and governments should deal with each other in a time of war.
b. Provides for protections of military as well as civilian personnel among warring countries.
c. Sometimes a “code of rule” to protect innocents, enemy prisoners, and foreign land during wartime.
Considering those categories, how can you interpret and classify the the types of human rights in the UDHR? Your professor can provide a graphic organizer to help you do this!
Source: Taken from a lecture by Dr. Bruce Cronin, “Human Rights and International Law in Europe,” delivered June 23, 2004 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison workshop, “International Cooperation in the 21st Century.
For Faculty:
One way to help students to classify the types of rights in the UDHR is to use a graphic organizer and discussion via a think-and-share activity. It might also be helpful to contextualize the UDHR with an examination of the U.S. Bill of Rights and/or other international rights-related documents. Joanne Hepp provides a think-and-share lesson and handouts (including the "Types of Human Rights in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights" graphic organizer) that can be adapted for your particular students. See her materials at the following link:
http://www.creeca.wisc.edu/outreach/lessonplans/Hepp.pdf
For Students:
Human rights can be classified into the following categories:
Civil and Political Rights
a. Right to participate fully in government
b. Individual “liberties,” i.e. freedom of speech, the press, etc. (Like the Bill of Rights)
Social and Economic Rights
a. “Basic Needs” rights—food, clothing, shelter, health care, education, employment, etc.
b. Not fully covered by U.S. Constitution
Group Rights
a. Not just tailored to individuals, but to specific groups of individuals, i.e., women, children, minorities, etc.)
b. These may also include “individual rights” within the group.
Wartime Declaration Rights
a. Rights, which govern how societies and governments should deal with each other in a time of war.
b. Provides for protections of military as well as civilian personnel among warring countries.
c. Sometimes a “code of rule” to protect innocents, enemy prisoners, and foreign land during wartime.
Considering those categories, how can you interpret and classify the the types of human rights in the UDHR? Your professor can provide a graphic organizer to help you do this!
Source: Taken from a lecture by Dr. Bruce Cronin, “Human Rights and International Law in Europe,” delivered June 23, 2004 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison workshop, “International Cooperation in the 21st Century.
For Faculty:
One way to help students to classify the types of rights in the UDHR is to use a graphic organizer and discussion via a think-and-share activity. It might also be helpful to contextualize the UDHR with an examination of the U.S. Bill of Rights and/or other international rights-related documents. Joanne Hepp provides a think-and-share lesson and handouts (including the "Types of Human Rights in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights" graphic organizer) that can be adapted for your particular students. See her materials at the following link:
http://www.creeca.wisc.edu/outreach/lessonplans/Hepp.pdf