313844 (v.1) Human Rights Theory and Philosophy 501
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| Area: | Faculty of Humanities |
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| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
313778 (v.1)
CHRE501 Human Rights Theory and Philosophy
or any previous version
AND 313955 (v.1) CHRE501 Human Rights Theory and Philosophy or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | This unit questions what is meant by human rights, and examines the foundations of conventional human rights discourse in western philosophy. It also examines the development of the post-Holocaust human rights tradition, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and some contemporary rights perspectives including human rights norms, regimes and socialisation theories. Critiques of universalism are also explored from the cultural relativist, postmodern and feminist perspectives. |
| Field of Education: | 090300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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