Courses & Units

Human Rights and Global Justice HSS207

Introduction

Human rights are fundamental rights that are inherent to every individual. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. The unit takes an interdisciplinary approach to the development, application and cultural relativity of human rights, and how they are placed alongside our notions of global justice.

The unit is delivered in three modules.

The first module explores the evolution of the liberal conception of human rights, with a focus on how the understanding of rights has changed over time.

The second module introduces students to non-Western conceptions of human rights, with a focus on indigenous conceptions.

The third module discusses who guarantees protection of rights, and how violators of rights have come to be punished in the international system.

The material covered in this unit is global in both its geographic scope and its cultural awareness. The unit will provide you with the tools to make determinations about the nature of human rights in a globalised world.

Summary

Unit name	Human Rights and Global Justice
Unit code	HSS207
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences
Discipline	History and Classics\|Law\|Politics and International Relations
Coordinator	Doctor Matt Killingsworth
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 2	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Online	Semester 2		Off-Campus	International	Domestic
Online	5 Week Session Jan B		Off-Campus	International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	10/7/2023	8/8/2023	28/8/2023	15/10/2023
5 Week Session Jan B	9/1/2023	16/1/2023	26/1/2023	12/2/2023

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Unit census dates currently displaying for 2023 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2023 will be available from the 1st October 2022. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Describe how human rights are a historical, contemporary and evolving concept.
Explain how the emergence and development of international human rights theory has contributed to international laws and institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights.
Evaluate how different cultural perceptions of law and justice continue to impact on our international regime of human rights.

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
090399	$1,892.00	$888.00	not applicable	$2,213.00

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Requisites

Prerequisites

100 credit points

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

XBR207

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Off Campus: 13 weeks online lectures; 12 weekly tutorials (face-to-face and off campus)
Assessment	A five-question short answer test (20%)\|Introducing a new United Nations International Day on human rights (30%)\|A 2000 word evaluative essay. (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

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