Introduction to Human Rights: Ideas and Practices

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course explores the theory and practice of Human Rights from a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective. It examines key philosophical underpinnings of human rights alongside interpretations and practices rooted in cultural and faith traditions. The course examines how rights are categorized into "generations", and how new rights - such as digital rights, rights relating to genetic material, the right to the internet - emerge and are recognized or sidelined. It engages with key human rights debates - such as whether human rights vary across time, culture and space - and examines common critiques. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HR1300