Civic Education SS 2 Curriculum Guides – Definition of Human Rights | Limitations of Human Rights | A List of What Happens During Emergency Periods 

CIVIC EDUCATION

THEME – LIMITATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 

TOPIC – HUMAN RIGHTS

CLASS – SS 2

LEARNING AREAS – Definition of Human Rights, Limitations of Human Rights and A List of What Happens During Emergency Periods 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Posters

2. Diagrams

3. Photographs

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. define human rights.

2. identify what may lead to limitations of human rights.

3. describe what happens during emergency periods.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

DEFINITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 

Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.

Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.

LIMITATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS

During war, state of emergency, criss, rioting, conviction in a law court, etc. some, if not most of the fundamental human rights are limited. The following human rights can be limited,

1. right to dignity

2. right to a fair hearing

3. freedom from discrimination

4. freedom of assembly and association

5. freedom of expression

6. freedom of movement

7. freedom of thought, conscience, and religion

8. right to life

9. right to own property

10. right to privacy

Wars, state of emergency, conviction in a law court etc.

A LIST OF WHAT HAPPENS DURING EMERGENCY PERIODS

An emergency period can be defined as a situation that empowered the government of a country or state to suspend all the constitutional rights of the citizens in order to restore law and order. During this periods, human rights are affected because of the uncertainty, tension and unplanned events in the state.

The following are the of what happened during the emergency period,

1. sit at home order

2. stop and search

3. lack of freedom of speech

4. increase in crime rate

5. breakdown of law and order

6. emigration

7. long time of curfew

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. Explains meaning of human rights.

2. Explains some examples of human rights limitation.

3. Describes what happens during emergency.

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. Describe what human rights is all about.

2. Ask questions on the limitations of human rights.

3. Dramatize emergency situations as they affect human rights.

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks students to,

1. write an essay on human rights.

2. identify some limitations of human rights.

3. describe what happens during emergency situations.

4. describe their roles during emergency periods.