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| Udgave: |
Efterår 2010 Hum |
| ECTS points: |
15 ECTS |
| Årsværk: |
15 ECTS |
Semester: |
1 semester |
| Institutter: |
SAXO-Institute, Department of History |
| Undervisere: |
Helle Porsdam, e-mail: porsdam@hum.ku.dk and Steven Jensen, e-mail: sje@humanrights.dk |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
Press efterår below to get information for when and where classes will be held. |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
 Vis skema for kurset
Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Humanistiske Fakultet Efterår 2010 Hum |
| Første undervisningsgang: |
Monday 6th of September 2010 |
| Undervisnings- form: |
Group instruction |
| Formål: |
The course can primarily be used either as Module I: Optional Historical Subject; Module III: History and Interdisciplinarity or Module IV: History and Social Sciences.
Period: 1500-1914 and after 1914. |
| Indhold: |
In this course, we will look at one of the great civilizing achievements of the modern era. We will trace the rise of human rights and try to explain why it is that their protection is now thought to be so important in so many walks of life, and across so many different continents and cultures. The course will address the subject from various angles, the historical, the legal, the political, the international, the philosophical and the cultural, just to mention a few.
The idea of human rights is a fine one, and it has clearly been a successful one. Even so, there is no guarantee that this will also be the case in the future. The idea of human rights and their realization in practice face serious challenges today. We will look at these and attempt to assess their importance for the future of human rights.
We will assume no special knowledge about the foundations or content of or argument about rights, human rights, and international human rights. We will start by reading an introduction to the subject – Lynn Hunt, Inventing Human Rights: A History (W.W. Norton & Co, 2008). We will then move on to excerpts from one of best textbooks currently available – Alston, Goodman & Steiner (eds.), International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals (Oxford University Press, 3rd Edition, 2007). And finally, we will read excerpts from Helle Porsdam, From Civil to Human Rights: Dialogues on Law and Humanities in the United States and Europe (Edward Elgar, 2009).
Among the topics covered will be:
- The history and the making of human rights
- The concept of (human) rights and its meaning
- The universality of human rights
- The relationship between law and politics
- The relationship between human rights and religion and ethics
- The importance of human rights for supranational organizations such as the European Union and the United Nations
- The three regional systems of human rights currently in place, with special emphasis on the European system
Most of the teaching will be in the form of lectures, but active student participation as well as student oral reports will be expected. The formation of study groups is also strongly encouraged.
Course objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be expected to:
• know the history and the development of modern human rights
• have obtained a solid understanding of this field of research
• identify, analyze and discuss the most central issues and problems within the thematic area covered by the course
• identify and demonstrate knowledge of relevant theories concerning human rights as well as assess their relevance in relation to concrete geographical, social and cultural contexts
• identify the various points of view expressed in some of the more specialized readings and relate these to the broader issues within the field of human rights, its history and culture
• achieve an analytical understanding of the political, cultural, social and legal effects of the increased role for human rights in international and domestic affairs |
| Litteratur: |
- Lynn Hunt: Inventing Human Rights: A History. W.W. Norton & Co, 2008.
Excerpts from:
- International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals. Eds.: Alston, Goodman & Steiner. Oxford University Press, 2007 (3rd Edition).
- Helle Porsdam: From Civil to Human Rights: Dialogues on Law and Humanities in the United States and Europe. Edward Elgar, 2009. |
| Tilmelding: |
Priority form. The priority form is available at the SAXO-Institute (outside office 16.2.132) or can be downloaded at historie.ku.dk/undervisning from Friday 7th of May 2010.
The priority form should be returned no later than 1PM, Friday 21st of May 2010 to office 16.2.132 or sent to chrislund@hum.ku.dk.
The course and name list can be seen outside office 16.2.132 or at historie.ku.dk/undervisning from Monday the 14th of June 2010.
Priority forms received after the deadline will processed, though the number of available courses will be limited. An updated course and name list is available outside office 16.2.132 or at historie.ku.dk/undervisning Monday 30th of August 2010. |
| Eksamensform: |
See Curriculum for Master´s Program in History |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
You apply to this course by passing in a priority form (see under Tilmelding).
When your name appears on the course list you should enroll in the course-room in Absalon.
Find HUM-10E-SAXh-The culture and history of human rights in Absalon through www.punkt.ku.dk/
You will have access to Absalon through PUNKT.KU, log-on with the KU-username and pin-code you received when you matriculated at Copenhagen University. |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Kun engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
30/7-2010 |