Understanding Human Rights - GENL1062
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
- The idea of human rights in philosophy and religion;
- Notions of absolutism, universalism, cultural relativism, and pluralism in relation to human rights;
- The development of historical and contemporary human rights documents;
- International and Australian Human Rights Law; International Humanitarian Law;
- The effectiveness of current human rights protection internationally and domestically;
- Human rights expansionism; and the relationship between rights and responsibilities.