IRPS 220I: SPRING I 2023
FINAL REVIEW ESSAY
General Directions:
The purpose of this assignment is for you to demonstrate your familiarity with and knowledge of the required course material. Therefore, ample material from various required course materials should be integrated into the essay. Outside sources are not to be used for this assignment. The assignment will be graded using the associated rubric in Canvas. (150 points)
Please remember that key terms and concepts are defined in the Glossary of
the GHR reader. It is important to use the terms and concepts in a correct
manner.
Essay Questions:
Please respond to the question below with a 3-4 page essay (900-1200 words) written essentially in your own words. However, at least four relevant direct quotes from different sources should be integrated into the essay to support your comments. Proper in-text citations are expected, as well as a correctly formatted reference page with full citations.
Essay Question and Topic: Global Human Rights for Groups of People:
In the last few weeks, we have examined global human rights issues for four specific groups of people:
Refugees
Indigenous People
Dr. Kimberly Crenshaw has developed the concept of intersectionality with respect to gender and race but the concept can be expanded to include other characteristics (age, sexual identity, sexual orientation, political status, etc).
Of the two groups of people listed, discuss the ways in which intersectionality influences protecting and promoting the rights of those
people. Specifically, what are the key issues or problems for ensuring both civic/political and economic/social/cultural rights for them? How might those issues or problems be addressed or resolved, given the complexities of intersectionality? Be sure to include specific details from various required course materials.
Reference Material/Sources:
1) GHR – Section III Overview & Ch. 6 including the International Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
2) GHR – Appendices 11.5 – Protocol to the Convention on the Status of Refugees
https://spiral.lynn.edu/ludp/42/https://spiral.lynn.edu/ludp/42/https://spiral.lynn.edu/ludp/42/
3)Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools Links to an external site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1bYj-R7F0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1bYj-R7F0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1bYj-R7F0
4) Lam – Remembering the Country of their Birth – Indigenous Peoples and Territoriality (pdf attached)
5) Convention on the Status of RefugeesConvention on the Status of RefugeesConvention on the Status of Refugees
6) UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
