Programme lesson 12

Questions about Chapter 8 International Comparisons (p.66-71)

Some comments about Chapter 8 from the teacher
Clip about ICC and comments about Truth Commissions
Assignment in expert groups

Home work:
Preparation for school exam
Learning goals chapter 8
You can mention differences between the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (UDHR) and the European Convention on Human
Rights (ECHR);
You can explain why the UDHR and the ECHR are important;
You can describe the function of the International Court, the War
Tribunals and International Criminal Court;
You can describe the differences between the US and the Netherlands
with regard to seven features of the rule of law, and give your opinion
about those differences.
8.1 International developments
Treaties:
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1950 European Convention of Human Rights (EU incorporated the ECHR)

International courts:
International Court (1946)
Special War Tribunals like Rwanda Tribunal, Yugoslavia Tribunal (temporarily)
Special tribunals, like the International Criminal Court (permanent)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbhmASsYdv8&list=PL2A99D6AB4CDBEF5A&index=1&feature=plpp_video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLqIeWnD3VM
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/02/desmond-tutu-blair-
iraq-bush_n_1849951.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/25/europe/tony-blair-iraq-
war/index.html
8.2 International comparison: US and NL
page 68-71 in the course book

A comparison on the following features of rule of law:

The influence of the population;
The power of the head of state;
The independence of the judges;
The judicial system;
Fundamental rights;
Sentences;
Class justice.
Expert groups (6 minutes)
Group 1 : plea-bargaining (arguments pro and specify situations in which to apply)
trial by jury (arguments against)

Group 2 : plea-bargaining (arguments against)

trial by jury (arguments pro and specify situations in which to apply)

Group 3: three-strikes-youre-out( arguments pro and specify situations in which to apply)

death penalty (arguments against)

Group 4: three-strikes-youre-out( argument against)

death penalty (arguments pro and specify situations in which to apply)
Round 1 (4 expert groups - 8 minutes)

4 groups of 6 persons
(groups with the same
number)
New groups with experts from all groups (15
minutes)
6 groups of four persons (people
with different numbers)
Inventory of opinions on the four topics: pro
or con? (5 minutes)
plea-bargaining
trial by jury
three-strikes-youre-out
death penalty