This course aims to address the following questions.
- Are there any objectively existing human rights, as opposed to legal rights referred to as human rights and, if so, what are they?
- What is the difference between human rights and other rights, e.g. the right to one's place in a queue.
- What responsibilities, if any, do human rights generate on the part of third parties?
- What is the relation between criminal acts, such as murder, and human rights?
- Who is responsible for ensuring that human rights are not violated, one's own government, other governments, individual citizens etc?
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate a strong understanding of human rights and human responsibilities work, and the competing theories informing the analysis of both;
- be capable of identifying and debating the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to human rights;
- develop strong research, analysis, and critical thinking skills; and
- develop strong written and oral communication skills.
Indicative Assessment
- Research papers, 2 x 2000 words each (40% each) (80) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Document analysis paper, 500 words (15) [LO 1,2]
- Seminar Participation (5) [LO 1,2,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 24 hours of seminars; and
b) 106 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
None
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $3180 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $4890 |
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