Understanding Incentives

The video discusses the incentives behind human rights abuses, highlighting that individuals commit these acts due to perceived benefits and unclear costs. It emphasizes the importance of understanding these incentives to effectively address and minimize future abuses. The video also explores the challenges in changing incentive structures, especially in complex situations like wars and cultural contexts that support such behaviors. It suggests that policy processes must focus on altering the perceived benefits and costs to change behavior.

What are some of the benefits that individuals might perceive from committing human rights abuses?

How does the lack of a centralized enforcement mechanism affect the behavior of those who commit human rights abuses?

In what ways can policy processes address the incentive structures that lead to human rights violations?

What challenges do NGOs and governments face in changing the behaviors associated with human rights abuses?

Why is it crucial to address security issues before human rights protections can be effectively implemented?