Online lectures: Write a reaction paper

YOUR TASKS
1. Theories: write a memo
Part I of the Reader offers a general overview of the theoretical bases of the equality principle. Article 1 examines how international human rights law transposes and applies the principle, particularly in relation to the prohibition of discrimination. Article 2 discusses social and political equality at an advanced philosophical level. It examines controversies concerning the notion of equality, the relation of justice and equality, the material requirements of the ideal of equality (equality of what?), the extension of equality (equality among whom?), and its status within theories of justice (the value of equality).
Part II of the Reader provides a selection of rival theoretical views of equality. The selected articles cover, among others, a teleological explanation by Aristotle, the core of the Marxist tradition of equality, the role of the equality principle in John Rawls’ theory of justice, and brief accounts of Jürgen Habermas’, Ronald Dworkin’s and Jeremy Waldron’s contribution to our understanding of equality.
Your tasks: 1. Read the articles in Part I. and Part II. 2. Choose one of the thinkers and/or one of the conceptions of distributive equality. 3. Make a library catalogue search to find article(s), book(s), audio or video document(s) offering additional information, idea, or critical assessment of the selected thinker and/or conception of distributive justice. 4. Write a memo (750-1,000 words) to your imaginary boss of your imaginary organization, who knows nothing about the thinker or the conception and has requested information. The memo includes a brief account of the ideas, conceptions and arguments. Your task is also to explain the practical relevance of those ideas and conceptions. It can best be described by way of illustration: you may refer to a news story or report from the media or a case that in some way relates to the issue. Make internet research to understand the context of the story if necessary. In this way, the memo is dedicated to identifying what lessons should be learned from the thinker’s views or the theoretical conceptions.
Give the bibliographical data of your selected source. Do not copy/paste. Do not plagiarize.
2. Online lectures: Write a reaction paper
The online lectures offer an overview of selected problems of equal treatment with the help of case studies. The topics include, among other things, direct and indirect forms of racial, religious, sex, and disability discrimination, allocation of scarce resources in health care, and affirmative action in public education and elsewhere. The lecture topics also cover the role of institutional design in equal treatment.
Your tasks: 1. Give yourself an overview of the topics, problems, and key concepts discussed during the lectures. 2. Take notes during the lectures. 3. Select a case/a problem, and a key concept discussed during one of the lectures. 4. Make a library catalogue search to find the article(s), book(s), audio or video document(s) offering additional information, idea, or critical assessment of your selected case/problem. 5. Write a reaction paper (750-1,000 words) covering (1) a brief description of the case/problem and central arguments discussed during the lecture, (2) a summary
of the additional facts, questions or ideas raised in the selected article, book, audio or video, and (3) a critical discussion and personal assessment. Give the bibliographical data of your selected source. Do not copy/paste. Do not plagiarize.
3/A. Cases: Write a brief analysis
Part III of the Reader offers materials on the judicial application of equality and non-discrimination principles. The selected cases are from the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the EU, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the US Supreme Court, and the former apex court of Canada. The topics include controversies on direct and/or indirect ethnic, religious, sex, sexual orientation, disability, and age discrimination.
Your tasks: 1. Give yourself a general overview of the topic, nature and main difficulties of the cases. Try to understand the social background of the legal procedures. 2. Make internet research to understand the context of the cases if necessary. 3. Select a case NOT DISCUSSED during the lectures. 4. Reread and examine the case thoroughly. Make notes, highlight relevant facts, underline key problems. 5. Write a brief analysis (750-1,000 words) including a summary of the facts, the background, and the debate between the parties, a brief account of the decision and the reasoning, emphasizing the key problems, and relevant non-discrimination principles. After that, express and explain your opinion on the decision. If you consider yourself “advanced,” you may add a paragraph comparing the case with another non-discrimination case. Quote phrases and sentences correctly from the decisions. Do not copy/paste. Do not plagiarize.
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3/B. Your MA thesis: Write a summary
Write a brief summary (750-1,000 words) on your prospective MA thesis outlining (1) the main research questions, methods, and expected results, and (2) explaining the connection between your thesis and some aspects of equality or inequality. In your explanation, use the keywords of this course. Do not copy/paste. Do not plagiarize.
Merge (1) the memo, (2) the reaction paper, and (3) the case study or the MA thesis analysis into a single PDF file.
Upload as PDF file.

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