Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Seminar
Module Offerings
6111CRIM-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. To provide a broad overview of the development of international human rights politics since the signing of the Universal Declaration
2. To examine the ideas, theories, and practical implications of human rights in a rapidly globalising world
3. To demonstrate relevance of a human rights approach to social policy development
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically evaluate theories and practice of universal human rights.
2.
Demonstrate the ability to analyse critically contemporary global issues in relation to international instruments on human rights.
3.
Critically assess the discrepancy between the theory and practice of human rights
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:• Theories of Human Rights Human Rights prior to 1945
• The post-1945 Human Rights Regime
• Universality and Cultural Relativism
• Religious Perspective on Human Rights
• Human Rights and Terror
• War Crimes and Genocide: international violations and their punishment
• Slavery, Human Trafficking and Gender
Module Overview:
This module provides you with an overview and analysis of the theoretical discourse of human rights, and the development of related global governance structures since 1948. You will evaluate the political and practical implications of promoting and defending human rights through country and issue based comparative analysis.
This module provides you with an overview and analysis of the theoretical discourse of human rights, and the development of related global governance structures since 1948. You will evaluate the political and practical implications of promoting and defending human rights through country and issue based comparative analysis.
Additional Information:This module provides an overview and analysis of the theoretical discourse of human rights, and the development of related global governance structures since 1948. Students will evaluate the political and practical implications of promoting and defending human rights through country- and issue- based comparative analysis.