UNSW Handbook Course - International Human Rights Law and Advocacy

International Human Rights Law and Advocacy - LAWS2182


	Faculty: Faculty of Law
	School: Faculty of Law
	Contact: Nolan,Justine
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 8
	EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 4
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: LAWS1001, LAWS1011; or LAWS1610; Corequisite: LAWS2311 or LAWS1010.
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 3 (more info)

Description

This course introduces students to the fundamental legal principles and institutions of international human rights. It focuses particularly on the application of human rights principles to current issues, including the role of human rights in a rapidly globalising world. Special attention is given to economic, social and cultural rights, human rights and developing countries, the expansion of multinational corporations, trade and investment liberalisation, the rise of terrorism, the rights of women, the "cultural relativism" debate and the rights of Indigenous
peoples.

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