Canadian Human Rights Act

each authors perspective and what we can perhaps deduce about their thoughts. The phrase 'politics of abortion' can strike up various meanings for people; it essentially invokes the ever ongoing struggle for women's reproductive rights, and fighting for reproductive rights traditionally means that there is a focus on issues of agency or control, and who has the…

opinion on these themes; but on this particular subject, people’s opinions tend to fall into two categories: those who are in favour because they believe it is right, and the others who are firmly against it due to the fact that they are convinced it is a wrong doing. The question is who are we to decide what can be classified as “wrong” or “right”? Because if we all strongly believe in what we preach, but everyone’s ideas clash, how are we meant to decide what is truly good and bad? A certain…

Mothers have the right to decide what happens to her body given the circumstances behind it. Abortion also is argued to be unethical because some say the fetus has moral rights as well as the mother. Abortion is the…

INTRODUCTION In this world, every country has its own interests and objectives to exist in the international politics. Every country wants to fulfill its foreign policy objectives. The objectives and interests of any country provide a framework to their foreign relationships. Countries make various policies to achieve their national interests and strengthen their relationship with other countries. These policies are called foreign policy. Every country represents its national interests in its…

and methods of warfare. International humanitarian law is also known as ‘The law of war or the law of armed conflict’. It is the law which regulates the conduct of armed conflicts. IHL is inspired by considerations of humanity and the mitigation of human suffering. It comprises a set…

The Sanctity of Life theory (cf. section 1) treats the foetus as a human life, which, as such, is deemed to be sacred. Since the foetal life as a human life is sacred, the theory concludes that it is prima facie wrong to kill the foetus. Two major problems have been identified earlier. First, the appeal to “human” life is an appeal to a particular species and as such is criticized as a “speciesist” argument, in a way analogous to sexist or…

of class it was questioned, “is Appalachia a culture”? The majority who responded to this question agreed there was, in fact, a Appalachian culture. However, a few responded to this question by not knowing or disagreeing a culture existed, who is right? The question to this answer appears, as seen throughout the discussion posts, to be in the mind of the…

Article Five: Article five of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that torture, cruel, degrading, or inhumane punishments are not allowed in any country that agrees to uphold the document. After watching the three parts of “The Hidden Face of Globalization,” it is clear that female factory workers in Bangladesh do not enjoy this right. The harsh conditions the factory supervisors impose to meet deadlines include severe sleep deprivation, physical abuse (punching and slapping), and…

topic of Human Rights has been debated for centuries. From Ancient times to present day, countries and nations have fought for power and freedom against one another. In recent decades many rights activists have presented themselves from Women’s Rights Activists to Human Rights Activists in general. The question has been posed: Are humans good at fighting for the rights of others? The answer is controversial, but such evidence as the activists who were affected by the neglection of Human Rights…

in newspapers and magazines. Henrietta Lacks was a black woman who died of cervix cancer in the 1950s. Some of her cancer cells, known as HeLa, were removed and were used in many science experiments because of the cells ability to live outside the human body. Many people did not know who this woman truly was until her name was published in the 1970s. Although patient confidentiality laws were not in place during this time, Dr. Gey at John Hopkins Hospital did not want the name of the woman who…