GloPo Year 1 Ch. 2 Human Rights Vocabulary

a regional IGO of which most African states are members, focusing primarily on security and economic prosperity

• African Union
• Association of African States
• ASEAN
• EAU

rights that belong to a citizen by virtue of being a citizen of a particular country, including protection from racial discrimination

• civil rights
• political rights
• cultural rights
• social rights

armed conflict between groups within one state

• civil union
• civil war
• interstate war
• rebellion

written down in a legal form and agreed upon by a state or international organization.

• agreed
• ratified
• codified
• scarified

rights held by groups on the basis of identified group characteristics

• civil rights
• political rights
• cultural rights
• collective human rights

the court in which a final appeal against a decision of a lower court may be made

• Supreme Court
• UNHCHR
• court of last resort
• Council of Europe

rights that enable citizens to have their culture and identity recognized and celebrated

• civil rights
• political rights
• cultural rights
• social rights

mechanisms and systems for resolving disagreements

• legal system
• dispute resolution
• sanctions
• United Nations

regional court which uphoalds the European Convention on Human Rights, established in 1959

• European Court of Human Rights
• ECHR
• English Court of Human Rights
• Every Child Has Responsibility

rights that enable individuals to enjoy economic prosperity and freedom

• political rights
• economic rights
• cultural rights
• collective rights