The Individual and the Community · Rights and Responsibilities

Rights in Daily Life

An introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its application to young people.

Key Questions

  1. 1What rights are essential for a person to live with dignity?
  2. 2What happens when the rights of two people conflict?
  3. 3What is the government's role in protecting individual freedoms?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Junior Cycle - Rights and ResponsibilitiesNCCA: Junior Cycle - Human Dignity
Class/Year: 1st Year
Subject: Active Citizenship and the Democratic World
Unit: The Individual and the Community
Period: Rights and Responsibilities

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