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Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know. Educator's Guide
Author(s) Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)
Publisher HREA
Place of Publication Cambridge, MA
Year of Publication 2007
ISBN/ISSN -
Language(s) English
Keywords teacher guide, professors, teachers, trainers, formal education, higher education, secondary school, civic education, education for democratic citizenship, global education, history education, social studies, child soldiers, crime of aggression, crimes against humanity, genocide, international humanitarian law, war crimes, USA
Description The intention of this Educator's Guide is to make prominent writings of field journalists on war crimes accessible to youth, young adults, and future decision makers, as well as to inform the general public. In the Educator's Guide there are eight thematic chapters: weapons; violence against civilians; child soldiers; sexual violence; terrorism and torture; genocide; international courts and tribunals; and humanitarian intervention. Each of the thematic chapters is linked to the second edition of Crimes of War and contains the following elements: an essential question, learning objectives, methodology, background information on the theme, discussion questions, extension activities, ways that learners can take action, and additional film, web and print resources that might be used in the classroom. Teachers will be pleased to know that all chapters are aligned with national education standards. The guide is intended to increase public exposure to the reality of war crimes, as the subtitle suggests: "what the public should know." Perhaps if more of us knew the depth of the horrors of war-the same wars that are often described in mainstream media as "precise," "modern," or "just" - we would take a more active role in deciding when, where, and why to go to war and in influencing the way those wars are fought.
URL(s) http://www.hrea.org/crimesofwar  English
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