HUMAN RIGHTS
- Course
- INRE431 - HUMAN RIGHTS
- Department
- International Relations - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 6
- T+P+L
- 3 + 3 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course aims to generate necessary conceptual, historical, theoretical, and methodological background to assess the different aspects of human rights from a multi-cultural perspective. To serve this main goal, the course will mainly focus on the basic concepts, theories, methods, and measures of human rights; history of ideas and institutions of human rights; international regimes of human rights, issues in human rights respectively. Within this framework, a functioning and internally consistent theoretical, methodological, and practical background are analysed to make students understand and explain the specific cases of human rights regulations and practices in the multicultural world.
HUMAN RIGHTS
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Course outcomes
- 01 Generating necessary conceptual, historical, theoretical, and methodological background to assess the different aspects of human rights (5).
- 02 Comparing the specific cases of human rights regulations and practices in the multicultural world (5).
- 03 Enabling students to discuss human rights issues from different perspectives (4).
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | The Concept of Human Rights |
| Week 3 | A Brief History of Human Rights |
| Week 4 | The United Nations Human Rights System |
| Week 5 | Relative Universality of Human Rights |
| Week 6 | Dignity in the West and Human Rights in South Asia and China |
| Week 7 | Quiz 1 and Revision |
| Week 8 | Mid-term |
| Week 9 | International Human Rights Regimes |
| Week 10 | Human Rights and Foreign Policy |
| Week 11 | Human Rights, Democracy, and Development |
| Week 12 | Humanitarian Intervention |
| Week 13 | The Case of Sexual Minorities |
| Week 14 | Quiz 2 and Review |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Jack Donnelly, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice, 3rd ed., Cornell University Press, Ithaca:2013
- 02 Andrew Clapham, Human Rights, Oxford University Press, 2007
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Generating necessary conceptual, historical, theoretical, and methodological background to assess the different aspects of human rights SOLO 5
- L02 Enabling students to discuss human rights issues from different perspectives SOLO 5
- L03 Comparing the specific cases of human rights regulations and practices in the multicultural world SOLO 4
- L04 Understanding the relationship between human rights and other concept such as democracy, development, humanitarian intervention. SOLO 5
Program Outcomes
- P01 1- To have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources including current information in the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P02 2- To be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P03 3- To be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze and develop solutions based on research and evidence by using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P04 4- To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member in order to solve complex and unpredictable problems in accounting and finance applications.
- P05 5- To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under the responsibility of a project.
- P06 6- To be able to determine the learning requirements in the field of Accounting and Finance and to direct their learning.
- P07 7- To be able to inform people and institutions about issues related to the field of accounting and finance, and to be able to transfer their ideas and solution proposals in writing and orally.
- P08 8- To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the European Computer Driving License Advanced Level required by the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P09 9- To act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to the field of accounting and finance.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |