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Struthers, Alison E. C. (2017) ‘Debunking the “criminals’ charter”: education as an antidote to human rights sensationalism. European Human Rights Law Review, 2017 (2). pp. 169-179. ISSN 1361-1526 .
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Abstract
This article explores the issue of human rights sensationalism. The proliferation of human rights stories in the UK media and on the political stage that are exaggerated at best or entirely apocryphal at worst has arguably contributed to widespread hostility and scepticism towards the topic. Whilst not a panacea, formal education has the potential to alleviate the attitudinal problems caused by hyperbolised or erroneous accounts of human rights. The next generation should be equipped with the knowledge, skills and values necessary for questioning and challenging populist and reductive human rights stories, in particular those that perpetuate divisive “them and us” dichotomies. The English education system, however, appears to be moving away from supporting teaching practices that would provide learners with the tools required for this task, and this article argues that this is particularly detrimental at a time when teaching young learners about human rights is becoming of increasing importance.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | European Human Rights Law Review | ||||||
Publisher: | Sweet & Maxwell Ltd. | ||||||
ISSN: | 1361-1526 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2017 | ||||||
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Volume: | 2017 | ||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 169-179 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in European Human Rights Law Review following peer review. The definitive published version Debunking the "criminals' charter": education as an antidote to human rights sensationalism E.H.R.L.R. 2017, 2, 169-179 is available online on Westlaw UK or from Thomson Reuters DocDel service | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 22 February 2017 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 31 December 2018 | ||||||
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