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Syllabus Links…Controlled Assessment Preparation…

Human RightsReview… O Understand and give examples

of human rightsO Distinguish between legal and

moral rightsO Outline important conventions

and laws on Human rights including UK Human Rights Act

O Discuss where human rights violations occur

Human Rights ‘…the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the

world’ – what do you think this means in practice?

Declaration of Human rights

O Can you remember all 30? Which is the most important?

O Think about the entitlements you have in this country.

Every right comes with a responsibility…

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Sensible behaviour

Religions

Awareness of your community

Political control

What does the picture make you think?

Rights and Responsibilities in a family…

Rights Responsibilities

What is parental responsibility?

O providing a home for the child O having contact with and living with the child O protecting and maintaining the child O disciplining the child O choosing and providing for the child's education O determining the religion of the child O agreeing to the child's medical treatment O naming the child and agreeing to any change of the child's

name O accompanying the child outside the UK and agreeing to the

child's emigration, should the issue arise O being responsible for the child's property O appointing a guardian for the child, if necessary O allowing confidential information about the child to be

disclosed

Rights and Responsibilities in a school…

Rights Responsibilities

School Responsibilities…

O You must be given 24 hours' notice in writing if the school wants to give your child a detention out of school hours.

O Schools must give you a written report on your child at least once a year.

O Progress on all the National Curriculum subjects they have studied

O progress in other subjects and activities O general progress and attendance O results in any National Curriculum tests

and assessments

All human beings are entitled to…O Freedom O Equality O Freedom from Slavery O Right to move within your own

country O Freedom from torture O Treated equally in the law O Equal protection from the lawO Right to select government O Right to securityO Right to work and workers

rights O Responsibilities to your

community

O Right to a Fair trial O Right to privacy O Freedom from discriminationO Right to nationality O Right to claim asylum in

others O Right to own property O Right to religious freedomO Right to freedom of speech

Rights as freedoms and rights as entitlements

Rights as freedomsO Article 4: freedom from

slaveryO Article 19: freedom to

express and opinionO Article 20: freedom of

peaceful protest

Rights as entitlements• Article 17: the right to property• Article 24: the right to rest and leisure• Article 26: the right to an education

Which do you think are more important, rights as freedoms or rights as entitlements?

UK Human Rights Act

O UK government incorporated European Convention into UK law in 1998

O This means human rights issues can be considered by British courts

O Businesses and government organisations in the UK must consider human rights issues before making decisions.

The Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights were set up to protect

people . In the UK they are included as part of our laws. Not all countries do this!!!(Human Rights Act 1998; came into force 2002)

Legal rights• A right is something to which everyone is entitled.• Legal rights come from the law.

Think of 3 examples of legal rights which you have under UK law?

Moral rightsO Moral rights originate in French revolution

– ‘the rights of man’.O United Nations believes there are moral

rights which can be applied to everyone, eg right to freedom from torture.

O Moral rights are not always legally enforceable

When looking at the following pictures decide whether they

show a legal or moral responsibility…

Smacking children

Smacking children

'Reasonable chastisement' is legalOParents in England and Wales who smack children so hard it leaves a mark will face up to five years in jail under new laws in force from Saturday.

Smoking cigarettes around children

Smoking cigarettes around children

Carrying a knife-

Carrying a knife-

Criminal Justice Act 1988

O The Criminal Justice Act 1988 mainly relates to carrying knives in public places, Section 139 being the most important:

O (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, any person who has an article to which this section applies with him in a public place shall be guilty of an offence. (2) Subject to subsection (3) below, this section applies to any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed except a folding pocketknife. (3) This section applies to a folding pocketknife if the cutting edge of its blade exceeds 3 inches. (4) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he had good reason or lawful authority for having the article with him in a public place.

Teenagers swearing in a public park-

Teenagers swearing in a public park-

O A High Court judge has ruled that people should not be punished for hurling obscenities in public because such words are now so common they no longer cause distress. Should the courts punish profanity?

Giving children healthy food-

Giving children healthy food-

Staying faithful in a relationship-

Staying faithful in a relationship-

Privacy-

Privacy-

Summary…O Legal rights are…O Moral rights are…

Summary…O Legal rights are covered by

Laws/Statutes/Acts/Legislation

O Moral rights are based on our beliefs and values

Different types of law…O In groups of 4O Each person will be assigned a

different type of law, using pages 8-10 you must research and present your ‘law’ to other members of the group.

PlenaryO Why are laws are necessary? O Where legal advice can be found?

Summary…O Legal rights are…O Moral rights are…

Where was this?

Discussion point

O “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in the Declaration without distinction of any kind.” (Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

O Why do you think Article 2 includes everyone in the world in the UDHR?

O What problems might there be in enforcing the UDHR?

Genocide in Rwanda

Crisis in Sudan

How does the law protect our human rights?

A legal right is when a law protects a human right

The right to education?• School attendance and absence: the lawThe law requires parents to make sure their children receive a

full-time education suitable to their needs. For most children this means attending school regularly. As a last resort, schools and local authorities have legal powers to deal with poor attendance.

But this is not the case for Ashleigh…

The right to be treated equally?LAW: The Race Relations Act says that it is an

offence to treat a person differently because of their race, colour, nationality or ethnic origin.

This was not the case for Stephen Lawrence. He was murdered in an attack outside a bus stop. His murderers were never caught and a report said the police were “institutionally racist”. There is currently a trial going on to try to put his murderers in prison.

The right to privacy of correspondence

The law says that you cannot open somebody else’s post, or listen to phone conversations (the police are only allowed to do this if they think somebody is planning a terrorist attack or something that will endanger the public)

• So why was a newspaper able to hack into the phone of a murdered teenage?

Discussion point

The European Convention on Human Rights is legally enforceable, however, the Universal Declaration of Human rights is not legally binding but merely puts moral pressure on nations to conform.

What are the arguments for and against making the UDHR a convention which is legally binding and setting up a world court to deal with alleged breaches of human rights?

Who is the worst?

Human Rights- Recap…

O The historical origins of human rights

O The UN and European Council and Human Rights

O The UK Human Rights ActO Human Rights Violations

Key words for this lesson O Human Rights – The basic entitlements of

every human being in the world. Example: Shelter and food.

O Justice – This means fairness, where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. Example: Human rights

BALANCING RIGHTS?O PRESS FREEDOM V PRIVACY

O FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION V ENCOURAGING HATRED

O SECURITY V PRIVACY

HOW DO THE PICTURES SHOW A CONFLICT IN RIGHTS?

- GUESS WHAT THE PICTURES REPRESENT

- THEN WRITE HOW THOSE RIGHTS CAN BE RESTRICTED IN ORDER TO HELP MAINTAIN ORDER/PROTECT THE PUBLIC/BETTER THE

COMMUNITY?

Section C Practice Question.

OCan the rights of an individual ever be restricted?

O15 marksOYou must add the following in your

answer-OHuman rightsOBalanceONo less than 1 side.