1) Review these lessons to gain the analytical framework behind whether the real motivation behind creating international standards of human rights is to create consensus vs. conflict.
2) Form an opinion whether you believe the real motivations behind creating international standard of human rights is to create consensus vs. conflict by watching both of the below. These short videos show the United States’ speeches to the United Nations regarding the invasion on Ukraine:
President Bidens Speech
2b) Secretary of State Blinken here
explain your opinion using specifically cited references to each: (i) the lessons and (ii) the videos to address:
3a) State whether you believe the real motivations behind creating international standards of human rights is to create consensus or conflict.
3b) Outline the lessons (as evidenced by specifically cited citations to the course materials) that support your opinion regarding the consensus perspective or conflict perspective that supports.
3c) Describe specific statements made by each of Biden and Blinken that support your opinion. (e.g., Biden refers to the impact that Russia’s invasion has on the world grain supply).
This assignment does not involve lengthy writing. It is being checked for plagiarism. So avoid the temptation to just copy a summary or news article.
Rather, you are graded on proving you watched each documentary, and can critically consider the arguments being made by using our lessons. You simply have to outline our lessons and apply it to described scenes. Your explanation must be descriptive and on-point. Essentially match what you learned in our lessons to specific statements Biden and Blinken make about our interest in the war.
No fancy citations are needed (MLA or APA). Recall the citing format in this course here. Just give enough info that I can meaningfully see you are using the course materials.
Chapter 2 – Historical Development and Contemporary Concerns (p. 27-62)
Chapter 3- Human Rights Foreign Policy and the Role of the United Nations (p. 63-82
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