Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, at Read the introductory material on the webpage and the Guiding Principles. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at Read the introductory material on the webpage and the Declaration. The Universal Declaration is not a treaty – rather it was a resolution, adopted by the General Assembly in 1948. We will discuss in class how such measures might take on the force of law, even if they are not treaties. Readings for October 3 (class focus largely on Responsibility to Protect). 1. Weiss et al. The United Nations and Changing World Politics, Chapter 7-8 (“Applying Human Rights Standards, The Roles of the First and Second UN” and “The Third UN in Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs: The Role of Independent Experts and NGOs”), pp. 183-230. 2. Secretary General’s presentation to the United Nations General Assembly, 20 September 1999. The Secretary General made this speech at the annual session of the UNGA. 3 International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty, The Responsibility to Protect (2001). Please read the Foreword (vii-ix), the Synopsis (xi-xiii), Chapters (pp. 1-46); and Chapter 7 (pp. 57-68, “The Operational Dimension”). 4. International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, Paragraphs 138-9, World Summit Outcome Document (2005). This excerpt is from an Outcome Document of governments meeting in New York at the United Nations in 2005. It represents early acceptance, at least in principle, of the doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect. 5. International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, Core Documents: The UN and R2P. Just read the page. This gives you a sense of some of the core documents. 6. UN Security Council Resolution (1973). This is the resolution authorizing action in Libya, in response to a government assault on the 5
1. UNSC Resolution 1325, on Women, Peace and Security, 31 October 2000. At 2. US Action Plan and List of National Action Plans, at website of International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics. Look at the range of governments that have submitted action plans, and then read the U.S. National Action Plan. At 3. UNDPKO website on Women, Peace and Security. Just read the homepage. At 4. Security Council Report, UN Documents Relating to Women, Peace and Security. (Just read the page, to get a sense of the range of documents.) At 5. Ni Aolain, “Women, Vulnerability and Humanitarian Emergencies,” Michigan Journal of Gender and Law, Volume 18, Issue 1 (2011), pp. 1-23. 6. United Nations, UNSCR 2242 (2015), 13 October 2013, S/Res/2242 (2015), At 7. Kirby and Sheperd, “The futures past of the Women, Peace and Security agenda,” International Affairs, 4 March 2016, pp. 373-392. (E-reserves.) 8. Ni Aulain, “The ‘War on Terror’ and Extremism: Assessing the Relevance of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, 92 International Affairs 275-291. (2016) Additional University Policies Student Conduct Code The University seeks an environment that promotes academic achievement and integrity, that is protective of free inquiry, and that serves the educational mission of the University. Similarly, the University seeks a community that is free from violence, threats, and intimidation; that is respectful of the rights, opportunities, and welfare of students, faculty, staff, and guests of the University; and that does not threaten the physical or mental health or safety of members of the University community.