Bosnian wars of the 1990’s and their implications for human rights
The final assignment for History 308 – Human Rights in History will be an interdisciplinary investigation of the Bosnian wars of the 1990s and their implications for human rights. Each student will choose a work of literature, journalism, legal sources, or history. Students will examine that work in the light of our reading and discussions of human rights this semester.
Read the assigned portion of Samantha Power’s book, A Problem from Hell, which is pp. 247-328. The book is written primarily as a commentary on the U.S.’s indecision regarding whether the conflict rose to the level of genocide and whether to intervene to stop the abuse of civilians. It does however, introduce you to the outline of the conflict and how it arose, and will provide important context for your own work on the subject. Attached is some possible sources to help you with the work:
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Human Rights in Future
From the mid 20th century, a series of human rights have been created, with the aim of bringing order, peace and value for human life, especially after the devastating Second World War. Human rights were created to declare that all human beings are born equal and free and for this reason,
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