Introduction to Human rights

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Please answer the questions. Questions should show opinion of the writer. 1. “Has someone to be a national of a State in order to be able to claim human rights against that State?” 2. Can fight against terrorism, or any other special circumstances, justify the use of torture? 3. Shall the freedom of expression be unlimited? 4. When would a different treatment be discriminatory (e.g. prohibited) and when it would be justifiable (e.g. permissible or even required)? 5. Is there a human right to an adequate standard of living for everybody? 6. Why is the right to education considered „empowerment“ right? What are, in your view, the key components of this right? 7. Do you think that slavery still exist in the 21st century? What forms it may take? 8. Do women today enjoy the same human rights as men? Could you find any gaps or good examples of recent changes in your country context? 9. Should there be system of international protection of human rights or should human rights protection be left to the protection by States only? Is the current system of international protection sufficient? 10. Is it useful/necessary to have regional mechanisms for human rights protection if there is already a universal system? 11. Should transnational corporations be held accountable for human rights violations? 12. Is international human rights law relevant to protection of refugees?