Undergraduate Course: Human Rights in International Relations (PLIT10063)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Politics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | What role do human rights play in international relations today? How are rights for individuals enforced by states? This course examines the interaction between politics and law and aims to give a general understanding of the role of human rights in the post-Cold War world. It discusses relations between order, stability and justice and 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Politics/International Relations courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 60 |
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Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Robson Building Lecture Theatre |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Human Rights in International Relations | 2:00 | | |
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
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Assessment Information
| 40% essay, 50% exam, 10% tutorial participation. |
Special Arrangements
Special Arrangements for Entry: A quota of 45 students, with preference given in the following order:
(1) International Relations Single Honours 4th year;
(2) Politics Single Honours 4th year;
(3) Politics Joint Honours 4th year;
(4) International Relations Single Honours 3rd year;
(5) Politics Single Honours 3rd year;
(6) Politics Joint Honours 3rd year;
(7) Other SSPS students;
(8) Non-SSPS students
Please note: because of the high numbers of students enrolled, this course will almost certainly not be able to admit students from outside the College of Humanities and Social Science.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrea Birdsall
Tel: (0131 6)50 6974
Email: a.birdsall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Susan Orr
Tel: (0131 6)50 4253
Email: Susan.Orr@ed.ac.uk |
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