Dear Students:

I am including Module 1 readings. Please note that you should read these materials for Thursday, Jan. 21 (no required readings for today, Jan. 19).

Module 1: Introduction

a. The Concept of Human Rights Idea (January 19-21)

United Nations Chronicle: International Human Rights: A Short History

Nhina Le, Are Human Rights Universal or Culturally Relative? (article provided by email by Professor Sterio)

Jenny S. Martinez, The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law

The 1619 Project, A Brief History of Slavery (Mary Elliott & Jazmine Hughes)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/19/magazine/history-slavery-smithsonian.html(skim)

Leila Nadya Sadat, Whither Human Rights in the Era of Trump, 35 Netherlands Q. Hum. Rts.77 (2017),https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2983865

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

U.N. Charter, preamble, arts. 1, 55, 56

Video: What Human Rights Are (at home & in class) http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=you+tube+what+are+international+human+rights&view=detail&mid=6357982CFBE4FAF806D56357982CFBE4FAF806D5&FORM=VIRE

Debate: What do we mean by Universal Human Rights? And how do we achieve them?