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Module POL3239 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3239: International Human Rights
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Section one: theoretical and legal framework
1. Evolution of the international human rights regime
2. International human rights laws - civil and political; economic, social and cultural
3. International human rights bodies
4. Debate: Are human rights universal?
Section two: thematic issues
5. Women’s rights
6. Minority and indigenous peoples’ rights
7. Conflict and human rights
8. Debate: when human rights clash – freedom of religion vs. women’s rights
Section three: working in human rights
9. Human rights campaigns and advocacy
10. Researching human rights
11. Debate: Whose rights are we defending? Critiques of international human rights in practice
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
---|---|---|
46 | 254 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
---|---|---|
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 46 | 22 x 2-hour seminars + 2 hour workshop on submissions to treaty bodies |
Guided Independent Study | 110 | Private study reading and preparing for seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 144 | Preparation for assessments |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Human Rights Quarterly
International Journal of Transitional Justice
International Journal of Human Rights
Other Learning Resources
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
Minority Rights Group International
UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies