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


Area:

Faculty of Education, Language Studies and Social Work

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

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.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

90515 Welfare Studies

HECS Band (if applicable):

1

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y    
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