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FYE 1057: Human Rights

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human rights

natural law

relativism

Holocaust

gulag

Works of Plato

Works of Cicero

Citing Your Resources

Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.

  • Citation of Sources
    This lists citation engines which help you create proper citations as well as providing information on different citation styles.
  • Tips on avoiding plagiarism
  • Turnitin
    Turnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.
  • NoodleBib
    NoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program.

Reference Resources

Becker, L. & Becker, C. (Eds.). (2001). Encyclopedia of ethics. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge. REFERENCE BJ63 .E45 2001 3 vols.

Borchert, D.M.(Ed.). (2006). Encyclopedia of philosophy. 2nd ed. Detroit : Thomson Gale/Macmillan Reference USA. REFERENCE B51 .E53 2006 10 vols. ‘’‘

Craig, E. (Ed.). (1998). Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy. New York: Routledge. REFERENCE B51. R68 1998 10 vols.

Zeyl, D.J. (Ed.). (1997). Encyclopedia of classical philosophy. Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press. REFERENCE B163 .E53 1997

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Human Rights resources in the Reference section

Find Subject Articles

Articles in several subject areas will apply to this class.

Philosophy Databases

Religion Databases

History Databases

Current Events Databases

Periodicals

African Studies Review

American Journal of Chinese Studies

Animal Issues

Animal Law

Annual Review of Psychology

China Rights Forum: the journal of human rights in China

Columbia Human Rights Law Review

Communication Research

Comparative Civilizations Review

Critical Asian Studies

Cultural Critique

Global Governance

Harvard Law Review

Hastings Women’s Law Journal

Health and Human Rights

The Humanist

Human Rights Quarterly

International Journal of Aging & Human Development

International Journal of Middle East Studies

International Journal on World Peace

Journal of Animal Science

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Journal of the History of Ideas: an international quarterly devoted to intellectual history Journal of Urban History

Korean Studies

Midwest Quarterly: a journal of contemporary thought.United States

Peace & Change: a journal of peace research

Political Psychology

Science, Technology & Human Values

Self and Identity

Social Development Issues

Social Justice

Social Justice Research

Social Theory and Practice: an international and interdisciplinary journal of social philosophy

U C L A Law Review

Violence Against Women

Women’s Studies Quarterly

To find indexing and full-text information for these titles, check the Journal Locator.

Web Sites

The U.S. State Department’s Human Rights page links to many world-wide reports on related issues.

The watchdog organization Amnesty International is dedicated to defending human rights worldwide. Site includes a “learn about human rights” tool that can be searched by country.

The charter of the United Nations declares that human rights are fundamental. This page links to various documents, councils, committees and tribunals seeking to safeguard these rights.

The Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy provides an extensive entry on human rights, covering many aspects of the topic.

Derechos Human Rights works to promote human rights throughout the world, educate the public on the issues, and bring to justice violators of these rights.

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