Gender and Human Right

Question 1

a)Examine the various types/categories of Human Rights.

b)Discuss the three generations of Human Rights as employed in international law discourses.

c)Evaluate the types of duties imposed on states parties to human rights treaties.

Question 2

The "Division of labour on the basis of gender is part of Social construction of Gender

which often contributes to violation of the rights of boys and girls" Discuss this statement with reference to examples of gender discrimination between boys and girls at the family level.

Question 3

Using relevant examples, explain the importance of a clear understanding of gender and

human rights to managers of a University.

Question 4

a) Joan Acker describes sociological understandings of gender as evolving from "from sex roles to gendered institutions" (Acker, 1992). What is meant by this? What is the current sociological understanding of gender and to what extent does this understanding remain controversial and in flux?

b. Within any time and culture, gender is a central axis of difference and of inequality. Gender is ubiquitous and, across cultures and eras, male advantage over women is nearly ubiquitous. What explains the universality of gender and the near-universality of male dominance?

Question 5

a) Citing some relevant examples, explain any 5 attributes of Human rights

b) Citing relevant examples, identify the three categories of human rights

Question 6

a) Explain what is meant by limitation of Human rights?

b) Explain any three (3) situations in which the state can derogate human rights .

c) Explain any four (4) types of human rights that cannot be derogated whatsoever