Your submissions should follow a clear essay structure, with introduction, structured argument, and conclusion. Also, your essays should include illustrative examples and be accurately referenced. It should be normal essays, don’t try to overcomplicate and be more precise.

Please answer these TWO questions distinctively: each one should be at least 1500 words.

1) Should states be more willing to use military intervention to protect human rights? Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the full range of mechanisms for ensuring the human rights in the world today (e.g. military intervention, sanctions, UN and NGO naming and shaming, encouraging each country to integrate human rights into national regulation, establishing universal jurisdiction and international courts). What, in your view, is the best way to ensure that human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled? Please illustrate with examples. (1500 words)

2) Certain groups in society have their human rights violated on a routine basis. What’s the best approach to ensuring these groups’ human rights are respected: through changing the law or changing cultural norms? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the different arguments, and what is your point of view? Please illustrate with examples. (1500 words)