Citizenship at key stage 3 (Year 7-9)
Unit 05: How the law protects animals - a local-to-global study
Section 4: How is animal welfare of concern internationally?
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Objectives |
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- about the need for international cooperation in order to address matters of global concern
- to describe the methods by which international agreements can be implemented in the absence of an international court
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Outcomes |
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- Ask pupils to investigate an animal welfare issue that is of concern internationally, eg the threat to the whale. Why is the whale threatened? How serious is the threat? Why is a global problem like this particularly difficult to resolve? What has been agreed internationally on the issue, and by whom? What action can be taken to enforce these sorts of international agreements? How is this process different from enforcing national and European laws (these are enforced through courts of law)?
- Pupils could also consider what the threats to the whale are from people/countries who break the international codes of conduct. What kinds of pressures can be brought to bear on them to improve the situation? What is the role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) here, and of the individuals who support their work? What international efforts are being made to protect the whale?
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- identify reasons why some issues need to be addressed through international cooperation
- distinguish between laws operating at a local and national level and international agreements, which do not have the weight of law
- know about and describe the role of voluntary organisations and pressure groups that operate internationally
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Points to note |
- Teachers may find it helpful to focus this section on an endangered species, eg the whale, the tiger, the orang-utan, the ladybird.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
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