Module One: The History of Human Rights 1. The History of Human Rights Outline 2. Module One Introductory Video 3. What are Human Rights? 4. Watch a Lecture on the History of Human Rights 5. Examine some Foundational Human Rights Documents 6. Learn about the Fight to End Slavery Learn about the Fight to End Slavery The History of Human Rights Activity Four (Extension Activity) The nineteenth century fight to end slavery is sometimes regarded as the first successful international human rights campaign. Find out more in the following reading: Jennifer Martinez, ‘Anti-Slavery Courts and the Dawn of International Human Rights Law, Yale Law Journal 117 (2007), pp. 552-562. (Note: This is a long document, from which the recommended reading is a short extract.) ← Previous Next →
The History of Human Rights Activity Four (Extension Activity)
The nineteenth century fight to end slavery is sometimes regarded as the first successful international human rights campaign. Find out more in the following reading:
Jennifer Martinez, ‘Anti-Slavery Courts and the Dawn of International Human Rights Law, Yale Law Journal 117 (2007), pp. 552-562.
(Note: This is a long document, from which the recommended reading is a short extract.)
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