SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
END OF JANUARY 2012 EXAM
FINAL EXAM   PEA 363X: PEA PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW    
DURATION 2 HOURS
Instructions: This exam has two sections A & B. Attempt all questions in section A and any TWO questions from section B
Section A      (30 marks)
1.	Briefly explain any four models used to explain human rights                         (8 marks)
2.	Identify the two types of mechanisms that the United Nations utilise to protect human rights and mention any four challenges that both mechanisms often struggle with
                                                                                                                               (6 marks)
3.	Giving one example for each, differentiate between country and thematic human rights mandates                                                                                                 (6 marks)
      4.  Explain the following terms as used in relation to human rights                       (6 marks)
	(a). Cultural Relativism
	(b). Radical Cultural Relativism
	(c). Radical Universalism
      5. Explain any four lessons that a Christian community can learn from theological
           guidelines   to human rights                                                                               (4 marks)

Section B      (40 marks)
      6. Highlight any five themes that dominated human rights debates within the liberal and
          secular approaches to human rights                                                                  (20 marks)
      7. A nationwide vetting on the various commissions in Kenya is on-going. Continuity for
          such commissions will be based on previous achievements against their mandate and
          future plans of addressing pending issues. You are before the panel on behalf of the
          Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR)
a.	Using any five valid points, convince the panel that KNCHR has positively pursued its mandate                                                                                                      (10 marks)
b.	Produce a clear plan of action highlighting five issues that KNCHR is yet to address
                                                                                                                        (10 marks)
      8.  A clean environment is a fundamental right for every individual. Expound on any five
          challenges that an environmentalist out to guarantee environmental rights to residents
          in African cities is likely to encounter                                                             (20 marks)
      9. Using any five perspectives show the complementarity between human rights
          education and peacebuilding                                                                             (20 marks)