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308168 (v.1) Human Rights Theory and Philosophy 501



 

Area:

Faculty of Education, Language Studies and Social Work

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Definition of human rights Theories of rights, natural rights, existential rights, individual and group rights, 'negative' and 'positive' rights, and the implications of this for human rights issues and responsibilities, and the responsibilities of the individual, the community, the state and the global community. Human rights and human needs. Rights and ethics. The '3 generations' of human rights, and alternative frameworks. Feminist critiques of conventional human rights.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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