Lesson Plans The four learning activities incorporate timed segments of Justice and the Generals and pose questions to facilitate student understanding of the film's content and concepts. Students might read supplemental information to prepare for and participate in each learning activity. In Lesson I, students explore El Salvador's history to ground them in the political and social circumstances leading to the nation's civil war and churchwomen's murder. In Lesson II, students examine the viability and enforceability of the Doctrine of Command Responsibility within the context of the Ford v. Garcia civil lawsuit and other international human rights abuses cases. In Lesson III, students examine international humanitarian law and the charged issues surrounding global compliance with its mandates. In Lesson IV, students look at United States foreign policy practices in nations with alleged human rights abuses. Background Reading The following are suggested teacher readings to provide students with relevant background on the Ford v. Garcia case. The Case of Four American Churchwomen: an overview of the Ford vs. Garcia trial Historical Overview: El Salvador: a timeline of the nation's key historic political and social events Proving Command Responsibility: describes the doctrine's essence Jury Instructions on Command Responsibility: provides the questions jurors considered during the Ford v. Garcia trial International Humanitarian Law and War Crimes: explains the rationale for international war time tribunals Lesson Plans 1.  Learning from El Salvador's Past 2. Who Takes the Blame? Examining the Doctrine of Command Responsibility 3. The Legal Challenge of Human Rights Protection 4. United States: Friend or Foe of Human Rights?