Legal paper- Advanced human right research paper:
Topic:
Human Rights Violation During Hong Kong Protests
The topic chosen MUST necessarily involve research in international human rights law. Topics based on one domestic legal system alone (eg. US law) without including any element of international law and without assessing domestic laws against international human rights standards are not acceptable.
The length of the research essay is a minimum of 2,500-word essay and maximum length of 3,500 words (excluding footnotes).
The research essay must show:
(a) evidence of research primarily based on academic materials in law (journal articles, book chapters etc) and
(b) evidence of understanding of the reading materials required for this course.
A ‘research essay’ is not the same as any piece of argumentative writing. Contrary to, say, an opinion piece or a composition containing general reflections, a ‘research essay’ must be based on detailed research. This means that you need to include references (citations in the form of either footnotes) to support your arguments.
Please use OSCOLA reference style for your citations (https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/oscola_4th_edn_hart_2012quickreferenceguide.pdf)
Suggested structure:
Introduction/ Background to the Issue:
What is the HK protest?
Causes/ effects?
Legal status of the action:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Article 19, 20
Laws imposed in china?
This paper will discuss the violation of human rights as applied to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and applied to the context of the Hong Kong protests occurring over 2019
Conclusion
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Suggested references ( please use more) :
(“Universal Declaration of Human Rights”). Article 19, 20
Boyajian, Annie, and Sarah Cook. “Democratic Crisis in Hong Kong Recommendations for Policymakers.” Freedom House. 2019. Web.
Bradster, Keith. “Why the Protests in Hong Kong May Have no End in Sight.” The New York Times. 2019. Web.
Chan, Holmes. “China’s Army Chief in Hong Kong Says ‘Violent Radical Incidents’ Cannot be Tolerated, as Garrison Releases Slick PR Vid.” HKFP. 2019. Web.
Cole, Michael. “Nice Democracy You’ve Got There. Be a Shame If Something Happened to It.” Foreign Policy. 2018. Web.
Griffiths, James, et al. “More Than 1 Million Protest in Hong Kong, Organizers Say, Over Chinese Extradition Law.” CNN. 2019. Web.
“Hong Kong: Face Mask Ban Violates Assembly Rights.” Human Rights Watch. 2019. Web.
Lum, Alvin. “In a UN First, Hong Kong’s Human Rights Situation Singled out from China’s, with City’s Global Reputation at Stake, 45 Civil Society Groups Say.” SCMP. 2018. Web.
Nip, Joyce. “Extremist Mobs? How China’s Propaganda Machine Tried to Control the Message in the Hong Kong Protests.” The Conversation. 2019. Web.
Ramzy, Austin. “Mob Attack at Hong Kong Train Station Heightens Seething Tensions in City.” The New York Times. 2019. Web.
“Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” UN. Web.
Background: ( just to get context- please do not use)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims a common standard of achievement for all people and all countries. This achievement should be reached to the degree that every organ in society and every individual keeps the Declaration in mind and strives to encourage the respect of the rights and freedoms of the people (“Universal Declaration of Human Rights”). In the preamble, the following is stated: “whereas it is essential […] to have resource, as a last resort, to participate in rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law” (“Universal Declaration of Human Rights”).
Thus, the right to protest is among the fundamental human rights protected by the Universal Declaration. Article 19 applies to the case of protests because they represent an expression of the freedom and opinions: “this right includes freedom to hold opinion without interference and seek, receive, and impart information and ideas” (United Nations). The exchange of information and its dissemination is integral in protests and social gatherings.
Article 20 also applies to the case of protests because its first part states that “everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association” (United Nations). Thus, exploring the violation of human rights as related to the freedom of citizens to assemble and protest if they see a need for it..