Create a video in which you simulate testifying in front of the UN Human Rights Commission.

Assignment Question

This paper will be used to create a video . International Law and Regimes Final Project This multimedia presentation will satisfy CO: 3 Apply international legal norms within the context of international relations For this project you will choose an international human rights NGO and a human rights issue.

You will then create a video in which you simulate testifying in front of the UN Human Rights Commission. As we have discussed actors such as NGOs, epistemic communities, and government representatives must work to apply legal norms within the context of current world politics.

Your video presentation should be five minutes in length, demonstrate an understanding of the human rights issue, an awareness of the difficulty of applying international norms to the case, and an ability to communicate it effectively. Here are a few examples of NGO representatives providing testimony: Silencing NGOs –

How Authoritarian Regimes Silence Dissent http://youtu.be/mCuEjN2vHLo Iran interrupts U.N. racism session; UN Watch exposes hypocrisy of Durban II conference http://youtu.be/wCXHiQDbslY Banned Speech: Hillel Neuer Takes on U.N. Human Rights Council https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhWgZu6tcZU