Human Rights in Asia - JURD7460
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:
Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.
Excluded: LAWS8060
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Main Topics
- The international standards governing National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)
- The role of NHRIs in promoting and protecting human rights - from theory to practice; effective strategies; prevention and early intervention.
- International monitoring mechanisms and their relationship to NHRIs; the effect of "globalisation".
- The mandates, functions and powers of NHRIs-with specific attention to those in Australia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand - and references to those in Afghanistan, Jordan and Palestine.
- The relationship between NHRIs and Government, Parliament, the Judiciary, other independent institutions, NGOs and civil society.
- International and regional cooperation among NHRIs.