The Philosophy of Human Rights
HRTD6906
This unit addresses central themes from the history and philosophy of human rights. Topics may include the relationship between human rights and religion, natural law, moral and aesthetic justifications of human rights, claims and challenges to universality of the part of human rights, and tensions between human rights and state sovereignty. Thinkers may include Saint Paul, Kant, Burke, Tocqueville, Arendt, Schmitt, and Rawls.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: HRTD6906
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes
Our courses that offer this unit of study
- Master of Arts
- Master of Human Rights
- Master of Public Policy
- Master of International Studies
- Graduate Diploma in Arts
- Graduate Diploma in Human Rights
- Graduate Certificate in Arts
- Graduate Certificate in Human Rights
- Arts Postgraduate Non-award
- Arts Postgraduate Cross-Institutional
- Master of Jurisprudence