principles of human rights
Modern interpretations of the principles of human rights give a central place to the value of autonomy. Critically discuss the meaning and significance of autonomy with reference to a specific problem
choose a specific problem in the ppt and write about it
focus on the cases
Discrimination in public and private. In what sense is discrimination a violation of human rights? What are the criteria used to define sexual discrimination? Is all discrimination wrong? If not, in which areas is discrimination permissible? Is a commitment to anti-discrimination compatible with respect for privacy?
* Cass R. Sunstein, ?Should Sex Equality Law Apply to Religious Institutions? in Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? by Susan Moller Okin et al. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999) 85-94
Sexual harassment and intimate relations. In what sense is harassment a form of discrimination? Do laws and policies directed against harassment represent an illegitimate infringement on sexual freedom and private choices? Is ?thick skin? or ?more speech? an appropriate remedy for verbal harassment in some contexts and not in others?
* Gail Mason and Anna Chapman, ?Defining Sexual Harassment: A History of the Commonwealth Legislation and its Critiques? Federal Law Review 31.1 (2003) 195-224