Why Have Scholars Recently Changed Their Opinion on Whether Global

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Multiple Choice

Why have scholars recently changed their opinion on whether global human rights violations have increased or decreased over the past 35 years?

• A)The United Nations has placed more emphasis on tracking human rights violations.
• B)Countries have come out and admitted to older human rights violations about which we did not previously know.
• C)Few scholars were looking into human rights issues earlier than 2000.
• D)Reliable statistics have only recently become available for the 1980s.
• E)The definition for what counts as a human rights violation has expanded over time.

Comprehend the function and scope of appellate courts.

Recognize the role of the highest appellate court in a state.

Describe the jurisdiction and responsibilities of different types of courts for specific cases.

Understand the concept of appellate jurisdiction.

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