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Description Human Rights in Asia examines issues relating to the recognition and enjoyment of human rights in selected Asia-Pacific countries. It explores the role international, regional and local organisations have played in embedding human rights norms in these nations, as well as critically interrogating claims of universality and Eurocentrism around human rights. The topics which form the focus of the course will vary from year to year.
In 2011 the course will focus on the role of national human rights institutions in the protection of human rights in the region. National Human Rights Commissions in the Asia-Pacific region are now handling thousands of cases of human rights violations each year. Understanding the origins of these institutions and their mandates, functions and powers is becoming increasingly important for governments, legislators, bureaucrats, NGOs – and indeed anyone interested in promoting and protecting human rights The course will be taught by Professor Brian Burdekin AO, former Federal Human Rights Commissioner and former Special Adviser on National Institutions to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and currently Visiting Professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights in Sweden, and Visiting Professor at UNSW. LLM Specialisation Recommended Prior Knowledge A law degree or alternatively a degree in the humanities and some experience, or a strong interest in human rights-related activities.
Course Objectives A candidate who has successfully completed the subject should:
Main Topics
Assessment Research paper on a topic approved by the course convener of [between 6-8,000 words], to be submitted 6 weeks after the final class
Course Texts Prescribed Brian Burdekin, National Human Rights Institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region (Martinus Nijhoff, 2007)
You should not purchase this book without consulting Professor Andrew Byrnes (andrew.byrnes@unsw.edu.au) as he will be able to advise you on the availability of copies at discounted prices for students in the course. Recommended
Please refer to the course outline provided by the lecturer prior to the start of the relevant semester.
Resources Please refer to the course outline provided by the lecturer prior to the start of the relevant semester.
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