short policy paper

Write short policy paper (approximately 1,200 words +/- 10% paper (excluding references) on one or some of the topics listed below:

1. In what ways is the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights really universal? In what ways might culture facilitate or impede universal human rights?
2. Discuss conflicts between international laws and legal traditions when it comes to transnational and international crimes.
3. Elaborate on the different approaches to honor killings and on the ways, one should approach the gender trap of cultural relativism.
4. Propose law, policies and/or programs to address the marginalization and discrimination of Romani people in Europe or in a particular European country.
5. Discuss existing and potential governmental responses to right-wing nationalism and neo-Nazism on the example of one or several countries. Are those punitive and preventive measures sufficient in addressing those ideologies?
6. Describe policies, laws and responses to illicit trafficking in one, selected by you, country.
7. Elaborate on the role of the ICC to deal with transnational crimes. Should the International Criminal Court (ICC) try perpetrators of transnational crimes (e.g., drug traffickers, arms smugglers, etc.)? Through a cultural lens pros and cons should be briefly discussed.
8. Talk about the universality of the Palermo Convention and its protocols. What are the pros and cons of the Convention and is there space for more cultural sensitivity and improvement?

Submit by Mar 22nd 11:59pm EST

readings below :

1. : Nelken, D. (2019). Journal of Law and Society 31-S50
2. Ibhawoh, B. (2000). Human Rights Quarterly 22, 3, 838-860.
3. Renaud Colson (2019). Journal of Law and Society 73-94
4. Christiansen, Lene Bull (2009). Nordic Journal of Women’s Studies 17, 3, 175-191.
5. Rupa Reddy (2008). Feminist Legal Studies 16, 305321.
6. Goldstein, D. (2003). American Ethnologist 30, 1, 22-43.

Reports (and legal documents):

1. UNODC (2010). , Vienna: UNODC