First Question: (80% of your exam mark)
This semester we have discussed a number of issues which relate to the Individual’s personal rights. This issue is a difficult one since government and the courts need to balance the rights of the individual with the public interest, i.e. the common good. Discuss this problem through reference to the various themes covered this term. In your answer you must refer, where relevant, to specific readings, court cases, and lecture material. 1500-3000 words
Second Question: (20% of your exam mark)
Write a 500 word essay explaining why Charlie Company’s massacre of Vietnamese citizens at My Lai exposed America’s ‘heart of darkness.