Unit name | Human Rights in Law, Politics and Society |
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Unit code | LAWD30125 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Greer |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit covers the following topics and themes: the history of the human rights ideal and its contested status in western debates about law, politics and society; the internationalization and globalization of human rights; arguments about the universality and cultural limits of human rights particularly with respect to Islam, Asia, China, and multicultural societies; attempts to sanction human rights violations through judicial processes, especially by the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court; and some sharp contemporary debates, including about the profile of human rights in processes of democratization, in relation to economic development, aid and trade, in response to terrorism, and in armed conflict.
By the end of the unit a successful student will be able to:
o selection of sources from a wide range of suggested literature;
o reading in depth and in breadth;
o critical analysis of written texts;
o written argumentation.
Ten one-hour lectures and ten two-hour seminars.
The first formative assessment for this unit is mandatory; the second formative assessment is optional.
The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.