UNSW Handbook Course - Contemporary Issues in International Human Rights

Contemporary Issues in International Human Rights - LAWS4181


	Faculty: Faculty of Law
	School: Faculty of Law
	Course Outline: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 8
	EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 9220, 5740 or 9230.
	Fee Band: 3 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

A study of the fundamental legal principles and institutions of international human rights, through the medium of contemporary human rights concerns. The course begins with an examination of the mechanisms for enforcing human rights and considers the position of the United Nations in this era of reform. The course also focuses on gross human rights violations and the responsibility of the international community to protect, the death penalty and discrimination law among other contemporary topics.

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