International human rights is a powerful idea in our time, but also the focus of numerous controversies: it not only embodies a set of ideals but also functions as a political tool, which different forces try to bend to their own ends. The result of this struggle is a process of norm contestation and norm change that the course seeks to understand. The course looks at the laws and institutions that define human rights as an international regime, in the context of key intellectual controversies and political puzzles surrounding human rights theory and practice. It discusses how human rights norms change, and it analyzes some of the challenges of contemporary human rights advocacy.
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to be kind and charitable
to believe in only one God
to live a good, moral life
to take care of those who could not care for themselves
In Christianity, Jesus is considered the central figure of religion and teaching. He is the reincarnation of God and the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament, a collection of Jewish religious teachings that forms part of the Christian holy book, The Bible.
Jesus was a Galilean Jew who preached his message orally, mostly in the form of parables. He gathered a large amount of followers, and his teachings are recorded in the New Testament section of the Bible. He was arrested and tried by the authorities, and crucified by order of the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate.
C - Insurance companies must insure people even if they are sick.
Before the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies could turn people away if they were sick or had a pre-existing condition. Now insurance companies must insure them.
