Human Rights in International Relations (U03472)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : SPS-3-HRIR

What role do Human Rights play in international relations today? This course examines the interaction between politics and law in the enforcement of international human rights. The course aims to give a general understanding of the role of human rights in the post-Cold War world and how these rights are enforced by states. It discusses relations between order, stability and justice. The course pays considerable attention to issues of universality of human rights and particularly the problem of enforcement. The course analyses current issues and debates of military humanitarian interventions as well as judicial interventions such as the ad hoc war crimes tribunals and the International Criminal Court.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not accepting further student enrolments.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Politics, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	11:10	12:00	Room G.01, William Robertson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, it is expected that students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the main human rights provisions and ways of their enforcement;
- analyse theoretical foundations of human rights in international politics and concepts of international order and justice;
- show familiarity with core texts and articulate an informed view about current debates and questions surrounding human rights enforcement in international relations