As we study Human Rights Law, we are currently watching a war unfold in Ukraine.
As we study Human Rights Law, we are currently watching a war unfold in Ukraine. In your readings this week, you were tasked with reviewing the article: Russia, Ukraine & International Law: On Occupation, Armed Conflict and Human Rights, Feb. 23, 2022, available at https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/02/23/russia-ukraine-international-law-occupation-armed-conflict-and-human-rights.
This week, please discuss the evolution and history of international human rights law. Summarize the above article and discuss what types of human rights violations have occurred in the Russia-Ukraine War. Next, research and find another article discussing international humanitarian law and a specific crime against humanity which has occurred. Summarize the article and explain what if anything can be or is currently being done to find justice for the crime.
Please place your answer to the above questions in the textbox below. Also, please note that your essay should be approximately 500 words and include properly formatted citations to your sources. (For magazine and journal articles, you should use Rule 16 in The Bluebook. However, if it is a website article or an online pdf, you should use Rule 18.) Please see the rubric for grading criteria.
The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing.
60 points
The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete.
50 points
The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so
