GCSE LAW Human Rights Project
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
GCSE LAW Human Rights Project
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
We want you to become better, more independent learners, so we have created this project to help you become excellent at being: Independent Enquirers: work with increasing independence and apply your knowledge, competence, cultural and critical understanding to new and increasingly challenging contexts. Creative Thinkers: experiment with creative approaches to solve problems, experiment with ideas, materials, tools and techniques, and try out alternatives. Reflective Learners: continuously monitor your own progress, identifying criteria for success and making changes to further your learning, understanding and knowledge. Self Managers: initiate projects for yourself, demonstrating commitment and perseverance and the ability to prioritise your actions to work towards your goals. Effective Participators: appreciate the importance of reviewing alternatives, negotiating and balancing the diverse views of others to achieve successful outcomes. In this project, you will concentrate on…
Independent Enquirers Self Managers
DATE GIVEN: DATE DUE:
______________________ ______________________
Creative Thinkers Team Workers
Reflective Learners Effective Participators
Wilmington Academy | Business Faculty
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Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Contents
Introduction:
TASK 1 Define a Human Right
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TASK 2 The 16 Human Rights
PAGE 3
TASK 3 The role of Europe
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TASK 4 Breaches of Human Rights
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In 1950, the United Kingdom (UK) signed the European Convention on Human Rights. The convention was put together after World War II to protect people from the abuses that had been witnessed under Adolf Hitler’s rule of Germany. The convention sets out rights and freedoms that every person in Europe is entitled to expect from one another and the European countries they choose to live in.
TASK 5 Human Rights Role Model
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Although the UK signed the convention in 1950, it was not part of our law until October 2000, when the Human Rights Act 1998 came into effect.
TASK 6 A day in the life…
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As law students, you have been asked to produce a presentation promoting Human Rights to a group of students from Holland. The series of tasks below will help you to put together your presentation and guide you as to what information you should include.
TASK 1: One of the most fundamental skills as a lawyer is to be able to research effectively and independently. Your first task is to research what a Human Right is. For this, you will be required to: 1.
Find 3 different definitions of the term “Human Right”.
You could use various sources for this including the internet and a dictionary. Be careful to source your definitions from a reputable source
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Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
(no Wikipedia) and include where you got the definition from in your presentation. Now you have researched 3 definitions of a Human Right, its time to show your understanding of the term. 2.
Write your own definition of the term “Human Right”.
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
TASK 2: “People sometimes say that discrimination is created when prejudice is combined with power. Prejudice is the attitude of someone whose opinion is not based on fact. Prejudice can be triggered by differences of religion, race, colour, sex, language, disability or age”1.
For this, use the 3 definitions you have found and think about; What makes them similar i.e. what have they all included? What makes them different? Does this make a difference to the quality of the definition? What are the important things, which they have included? Fancy a challenge… Take your own definition of Human Rights and analyse (think about positives and negatives) how well your definition would be understood by: 1. Your friends; 2. An Alien; 3. A Neo-Nazi Supporter.
The prejudice, which the above quote talks about is not illegal, a person cannot be thrown in jail or sued for having prejudices. An attitude that someone may have towards another person is again not illegal; however discrimination is illegal, especially if that discrimination leads a person’s Human Rights being broken. To break a Human Right is both a criminal and a civil “offence”. Through Task 1 you should have gained an understanding for what a Human Right is. Task 2 will now help you to look at the different types of Human Rights, which protect individuals across different countries, activities and daily lives.
Think about how persuasive your definition is to what Human Rights helps to protect and achieve.
1.
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Create a poster, illustrating the different Human Rights available through the European Convention on Human Rights.
Adapted from BBC Bitesize: Religious Studies – Prejudice and Discrimination
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Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Fancy a challenge…
Fancy a challenge…
For each of the Human Rights you have highlighted and described above, give an example of how they work in practice.
Research recent news (you may find this easier to Google search under the News tab), and find a recent story involving a case being heard at the European Court of Human Rights.
Think about how you or your friends and family are protected by these rights – what do they prevent from happening? What do they allow you all to do?
What is the case about? Who does it involve? How did the defendant (the person on trial) break the victim(s) Human Rights?
TASK 3:
TASK 4:
Sadly in the society we live in, Human Rights are broken on a daily basis and have a massive impact on the lives of the individuals who are denied their basic, fundamental Human Rights.
Task 3 allowed you to gain understanding into how breaches of Human Rights are dealt with in Europe, however, Human Rights are broken all around the world.
Task 3 will allow you to find out about what happens when the Human Rights you described in Task 2 are broken.
For Task 4, you are required to search to find a recent news article talking about how Human Rights are being broken in a particular area around the world (not Europe). In order to complete Task 4, you are required to:
1.
Find out about the European Court of Human Rights: a. Where is it located? b. Who runs it? c. What sort of cases does it hear? d. Who can bring a case to the European Court of Human Rights?
1.
2.
Find a recent news article highlighting where a Human Right has been broken anywhere in the world (Except Europe); Cut/Print out the news article. Write a small summary (no more than 500 words) describing the article, the Human Right(s) being broken and what it means for the individual victims of that breach.
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Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Fancy a challenge… Find a recent news article where Human Rights are celebrated and recognition has been given to a particular country who has protected Human Rights. Compare this article with the one you found as part of Task 4. What has the country in the second article done differently or put into place to ensure that Human Rights are protected? What is the reaction of the individuals living in that country, compare to the country, which has been accused of breaking the Human Rights of their citizens?
TASK 5:
Mahatma Gandhi: India Emmeline Pankhurst: United Kingdom Ang Sui Li: Burma Your research should be put together into a PowerPoint presentation (including speaker notes), and should include: A brief history of the person you have chosen; What they campaigned for in terms of equality and Human Rights; What the outcome of their campaign was (whether successful or not). Fancy a challenge…
There have been many individuals who have campaigned for Human Rights and equality throughout the world. They have played an important role in ensuring that the struggles of many individuals are raised, and put into the forefront of many Governments and politicians, ensuring in some cases that those struggles are eradicated. For Task 5, you are required to research into an individual who has made a significant contribution to ensuring that Human Rights and equality are recognised in their country/continent. Here are some suggestions of individuals you may want to complete your assignment on:
Write a short conclusion at the end of your PowerPoint presentation, giving your view of your chosen individual and their campaign. What has their campaign enabled you, your friends and family do today? What would life have been like if they had not campaigned and/or fought for change?
TASK 6: Up until now, this project has focused on Human Rights from both a country and campaigners point of view; Task 6 will encourage you to think of what it would be like to live and experience no Human Rights. For this task:
Nelson Mandela: South Africa (Left) Martin Luther King: America
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Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Create a diary entry, illustrating a day in the life of a person living in a country where Human Rights are not protected or recognised
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GCSE LAW Human Rights Project
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
We want you to become better, more independent learners, so we have created this project to help you become excellent at being: Independent Enquirers: work with increasing independence and apply your knowledge, competence, cultural and critical understanding to new and increasingly challenging contexts. Creative Thinkers: experiment with creative approaches to solve problems, experiment with ideas, materials, tools and techniques, and try out alternatives. Reflective Learners: continuously monitor your own progress, identifying criteria for success and making changes to further your learning, understanding and knowledge. Self Managers: initiate projects for yourself, demonstrating commitment and perseverance and the ability to prioritise your actions to work towards your goals. Effective Participators: appreciate the importance of reviewing alternatives, negotiating and balancing the diverse views of others to achieve successful outcomes. In this project, you will concentrate on…
Independent Enquirers Self Managers
DATE GIVEN: DATE DUE:
______________________ ______________________
Creative Thinkers Team Workers
Reflective Learners Effective Participators
Wilmington Academy | Business Faculty
1 of 6
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Contents
Introduction:
TASK 1 Define a Human Right
PAGE 2
TASK 2 The 16 Human Rights
PAGE 3
TASK 3 The role of Europe
PAGE 4
TASK 4 Breaches of Human Rights
PAGE 4
In 1950, the United Kingdom (UK) signed the European Convention on Human Rights. The convention was put together after World War II to protect people from the abuses that had been witnessed under Adolf Hitler’s rule of Germany. The convention sets out rights and freedoms that every person in Europe is entitled to expect from one another and the European countries they choose to live in.
TASK 5 Human Rights Role Model
PAGE 5
Although the UK signed the convention in 1950, it was not part of our law until October 2000, when the Human Rights Act 1998 came into effect.
TASK 6 A day in the life…
PAGE 5
As law students, you have been asked to produce a presentation promoting Human Rights to a group of students from Holland. The series of tasks below will help you to put together your presentation and guide you as to what information you should include.
TASK 1: One of the most fundamental skills as a lawyer is to be able to research effectively and independently. Your first task is to research what a Human Right is. For this, you will be required to: 1.
Find 3 different definitions of the term “Human Right”.
You could use various sources for this including the internet and a dictionary. Be careful to source your definitions from a reputable source
2 of 6
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
(no Wikipedia) and include where you got the definition from in your presentation. Now you have researched 3 definitions of a Human Right, its time to show your understanding of the term. 2.
Write your own definition of the term “Human Right”.
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
TASK 2: “People sometimes say that discrimination is created when prejudice is combined with power. Prejudice is the attitude of someone whose opinion is not based on fact. Prejudice can be triggered by differences of religion, race, colour, sex, language, disability or age”1.
For this, use the 3 definitions you have found and think about; What makes them similar i.e. what have they all included? What makes them different? Does this make a difference to the quality of the definition? What are the important things, which they have included? Fancy a challenge… Take your own definition of Human Rights and analyse (think about positives and negatives) how well your definition would be understood by: 1. Your friends; 2. An Alien; 3. A Neo-Nazi Supporter.
The prejudice, which the above quote talks about is not illegal, a person cannot be thrown in jail or sued for having prejudices. An attitude that someone may have towards another person is again not illegal; however discrimination is illegal, especially if that discrimination leads a person’s Human Rights being broken. To break a Human Right is both a criminal and a civil “offence”. Through Task 1 you should have gained an understanding for what a Human Right is. Task 2 will now help you to look at the different types of Human Rights, which protect individuals across different countries, activities and daily lives.
Think about how persuasive your definition is to what Human Rights helps to protect and achieve.
1.
1
Create a poster, illustrating the different Human Rights available through the European Convention on Human Rights.
Adapted from BBC Bitesize: Religious Studies – Prejudice and Discrimination
3 of 6
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Fancy a challenge…
Fancy a challenge…
For each of the Human Rights you have highlighted and described above, give an example of how they work in practice.
Research recent news (you may find this easier to Google search under the News tab), and find a recent story involving a case being heard at the European Court of Human Rights.
Think about how you or your friends and family are protected by these rights – what do they prevent from happening? What do they allow you all to do?
What is the case about? Who does it involve? How did the defendant (the person on trial) break the victim(s) Human Rights?
TASK 3:
TASK 4:
Sadly in the society we live in, Human Rights are broken on a daily basis and have a massive impact on the lives of the individuals who are denied their basic, fundamental Human Rights.
Task 3 allowed you to gain understanding into how breaches of Human Rights are dealt with in Europe, however, Human Rights are broken all around the world.
Task 3 will allow you to find out about what happens when the Human Rights you described in Task 2 are broken.
For Task 4, you are required to search to find a recent news article talking about how Human Rights are being broken in a particular area around the world (not Europe). In order to complete Task 4, you are required to:
1.
Find out about the European Court of Human Rights: a. Where is it located? b. Who runs it? c. What sort of cases does it hear? d. Who can bring a case to the European Court of Human Rights?
1.
2.
Find a recent news article highlighting where a Human Right has been broken anywhere in the world (Except Europe); Cut/Print out the news article. Write a small summary (no more than 500 words) describing the article, the Human Right(s) being broken and what it means for the individual victims of that breach.
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Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Fancy a challenge… Find a recent news article where Human Rights are celebrated and recognition has been given to a particular country who has protected Human Rights. Compare this article with the one you found as part of Task 4. What has the country in the second article done differently or put into place to ensure that Human Rights are protected? What is the reaction of the individuals living in that country, compare to the country, which has been accused of breaking the Human Rights of their citizens?
TASK 5:
Mahatma Gandhi: India Emmeline Pankhurst: United Kingdom Ang Sui Li: Burma Your research should be put together into a PowerPoint presentation (including speaker notes), and should include: A brief history of the person you have chosen; What they campaigned for in terms of equality and Human Rights; What the outcome of their campaign was (whether successful or not). Fancy a challenge…
There have been many individuals who have campaigned for Human Rights and equality throughout the world. They have played an important role in ensuring that the struggles of many individuals are raised, and put into the forefront of many Governments and politicians, ensuring in some cases that those struggles are eradicated. For Task 5, you are required to research into an individual who has made a significant contribution to ensuring that Human Rights and equality are recognised in their country/continent. Here are some suggestions of individuals you may want to complete your assignment on:
Write a short conclusion at the end of your PowerPoint presentation, giving your view of your chosen individual and their campaign. What has their campaign enabled you, your friends and family do today? What would life have been like if they had not campaigned and/or fought for change?
TASK 6: Up until now, this project has focused on Human Rights from both a country and campaigners point of view; Task 6 will encourage you to think of what it would be like to live and experience no Human Rights. For this task:
Nelson Mandela: South Africa (Left) Martin Luther King: America
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Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
1.
Wilmington Academy GCSE Law: Human Rights Project
Create a diary entry, illustrating a day in the life of a person living in a country where Human Rights are not protected or recognised
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