Global human rights and the idea of 'one humanity' became politically possible with the end of the Cold War. This unit explores the production of the human rights system as the top down process of legalisation, institutionalisation and intervention and the bottom up process victim claim-making, collective mobilisation and transnational advocacy.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 2000 level in Socio-Legal Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Criminology |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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SCLG2624 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Sara Leon Spesny, sara.leonspesny@sydney.edu.au |
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