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High School Lesson Plans: International Law

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Posted on August 25, 2006
Previously filed under: South America, Grades 9-12
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th.
Lesson Plans:




  1. Accountability for Human Rights Violations
    This lesson plan provides an opportunity to explore human rights violations and international courts of law. Students focus primarily on the case study of Slobodan Miloseviç's regime.

    To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit Wide Angle.



  2. International Law and Organizations
    In this lesson, students will be introduced to the issues of state sovereignty and governance of international institutions. The first activity introduces the debate between internationalists and the rights of sovereign nations. Students will read an interview with Jeremy Rabkin, one of the most vocal proponents of state sovereignty, and a rebuttal in Foreign Affairs written by Peter Spiro. After becoming familiar with the two sides of the argument, students will role play one of the positions in a mock interview conducted by another member of the class.

    To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit Globalization101.
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