The Politics of Human Rights: Theory and Critique - JURD7417
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Any of JURD7223, JURD7431, JURD7222, JURD7632, JURD7236, JURD7336. Plus, completion of 36 UOC of JURD courses for student enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, completion of 72 UOC of JURD courses.
Equivalent: LAWS3017
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Description
Universal human rights have become one of the most powerful legal and political instruments of our time but many of their founding presuppositions still remain unquestioned. This course is all about posing questions of human rights. In the process we will come to a better understanding of the limits and the possibilities of human rights for global politics and social justice. In this course we will thus: explore the ‘politics of human rights’ by examining the historical origins and philosophical bases of human rights; discuss several key critical analyses of human rights; and, finally, look at some case studies of human rights in operation (incl. international development, terrorism and security, humanitarian intervention).
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.