Курс 1 семестр. 1. What does the term “human rights” refer to?

1. What does the term “human rights” refer to?

2. What groups are human rights subdivided into?

3. What sources does the concept of human rights draw upon?

4. What are the oldest written sources addressing issues of human rights?

5. What historical documents are considered to be the basis of modern human rights law?

6. Whose works contributed to the development of philosophy of human rights?

7. What social and political movements have managed to achieve profound social changes?

8. What events laid the foundation of international human rights law?

9. What was a driving force behind the development of modern human rights instruments?

10. What goals did the League of Nations include?

11. What mandate was enshrined in Charter of the League of Nations?

12. What body has played an important role in international human rights law?

13. What is International Humanitarian law?

14. What does it define?

15. Due to whose efforts did the Geneva Conventions come into being?

16. Whose rights do the Geneva Conventions safeguard?

17. What is the historic role of the Hague conventions?

18. What is prohibited under IHL?

19. Who must be protected during a conflict?

20. What are the other rules of IHL?

21. What institution is a controlling authority under IHL?

22. What punishment awaits soldiers who violate the laws of war?

23. Under what circumstances are spies and terrorists protected by the laws of war?

24. What have spies and terrorists been subjected to in practice?

25. What is International Human Rights Law?

26. When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted?

27. Why is it considered of critical importance in international law?

28. What does the UDHR urge member nations to do?

29. What political and civil rights did the Declaration incorporate?

30. What economic, social and cultural rights did the Declaration enumerate?

31. What is the historic role of the Declaration?

32. Who was the UDHR framed by?