Human Rights – A Level Politics

Category: Human Rights

April 29, 2018

Is humanitarian intervention an outdated concept?

Humanitarian intervention can be defined as military intervention which is carried out in pursuit of humanitarian – as opposed to strategic – objectives. Primarily, it..

February 28, 2018

Is humanitarian intervention ever justified?

Humanitarian intervention is military intervention that is carried out in pursuit of humanitarian rather than strategic objectives. It is concerned with the promotion of human..

April 11, 2017

To what extent are Human rights protected in the modern world?

Human rights are rights to which people are entitled by virtue of being human, and it is thought to be universal, fundamental and indivisible. There..

April 4, 2017

Audio/Video : A Conversation With Ambassador Nikki Haley on Human Rights, Peace Keeping and the Security Council

Nikki Haley discusses the United States’ goals for its term as president of the UN Security Council in April. US Ambassador Haley outlines her plans..

May 10, 2016

To what extent are Human Rights globally accepted?

The concept of human right including principles such as freedom of expression and the freedom of religion became a popular concept, adopted by many nations..

May 9, 2016

Criticisms of Humanitarian intervention

Since its intellectual ascendancy in the 1990’s, the concept of humanitarian intervention, that is, military intervention to protect human rights, has been criticized for a..

March 10, 2016

Chomsky: Human Rights in the Twentieth Century

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March 10, 2016

Audio: The case against Human Rights

The case against human rights. By Eric Posner http://alevelpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/The-case-against-human-rights.-By-Eric-Posner.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSCategoriesA2 Politics Audio Global Component..

Revision Webinars

To what extent do modern and classical liberals agree over the role of the state?

Each strand of liberalism believes in the idea of a limited state which is placed there by the people it governs, an idea brought about..

Are the IMF and World Bank discredited global governance institutions?

The IMF and the World Bank are part of the Bretton Woods system. First conceived in 1944, set up following the Second World War in..

To what extent do socialists agree or disagree over equality of outcome

Equality of outcome is a concept, realisable through state policies and systems, in which all individuals have approximately the same material wealth and income. This..

The World Next Week (CFR)

TWNW Presents: The President’s Inbox on Xi Jinping June 20, 2019
CFR’s Elizabeth C. Economy and James M. Lindsay discuss Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S.-China relations. (This is a rebroadcast of an episode of The President’s Inbox, another podcast produced by CFR.)
Elections in Guatemala, Protests in Hong Kong, and More June 13, 2019
Guatemalans vote, Hong Kong protesters face violent reprisals, and Americans prepare for extreme weather at the onset of fire season.