Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights

The Australian National University

This major introduces students to the theoretical frameworks, policy instruments, and cutting-edge debates in the field of international human rights. It helps students understand the evolution of human rights in its philosophical, historical, and political contexts, various policy tools and actors for the promotion and protection of human rights, the interplay between human rights theory and practice, and important country cases around the globe. This major is designed to provide students with a robust understanding of key issues relating to the study of human rights in the contemporary world.Learning Outcomesidentify, discuss and analyse the key moments, issues and debates in the emergence of the contested concept of human rightsidentify and appraise the differing applications of human rights in theory, law and practiceexplain and assess the major contemporary theoretical debates within the human rights discourse andrecognise and assess the intersection between theories of human rights and the application of human rights standards in practice.

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