International Relations

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This paper discusses governmental attempts to alter the fate of minorities and how this often results in cries of interference in internal affairs or sovereignty. It explores whether this fact is an insoluble problem and whether human rights can be accommodated within the realm of international law. The paper argues that human rights can be accommodated within the realm of law with joint effort by multiple nations.

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"Certainly Cerna is not alone in arguing for international instruments and systems to measure when states violate their obligations to protect human rights. Uribe (1997) and others also suggest that decisions to intervene in a state's sovereignty should not rest on singular nations alone, like the United States, but rather on the collective opinion of international human rights consulates whose goals should include protecting the rights of citizens in troubled states. The fact exists however that often time's protection that might be afforded by consular representatives is sometimes ignored, in part due to ignorance of international law and the responsibilities of international officials (Uribe, 1997). This suggests that combined with instruments and systems of measurement international authorities whose goals include protecting human rights must education affected nation states about their roles and responsibilities, as well as those of governing officials in the states impacted by interventions."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cerna, Christina M. "International Law and the Protection of Human Rights in the Inter-American System." Houston Journal of International Law, 19(3): 731.
• Fitzpatrick, Joan. Human Rights in Crisis: The International System for Protecting Rights During States of Emergency. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994.
• Roht-Arriaza, N. Impunity and Human Rights in International Law and Practice. New York: Oxford, 1995.
• Uribe, Victor M. "Consuls at Work: Universal Instruments of Human Rights and Consular Protection in the Context of Criminal Justice." Houston Journal of International Law, 19(2): 375.

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