Intercultural Approaches to Human Rights

On completion of the course, the candidate should have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student:

• has knowledge about the historical and cultural context of United Nations´ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• has knowledge about the scientific discussion on the universal validity of the declaration
• has knowledge about the scientific discussion on key political and cultural challenges and human rights violations in different cultural and political contexts, and can update his/her knowledge on human rights violations and human rights work
• has acquaintance with research on characteristics of modern human trafficking and slavery
• is aware of research on various forms of human rights work and how human rights violations can be sanctioned

Skills

The student:

• can discuss and disseminate knowledge about the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the question of the universal validity of the Declaration
• can find, assess, and refer to information and academic literature, and present this to shed light on issues related to political and cultural challenges and human rights violations in different cultural contexts.
• can identify and discuss the characteristics of modern human trafficking and slavery
• can analyse human rights situation in selected country cases
• can apply his/her knowledge of human rights work, human rights bodies and various forms of human rights violations to assess various forms of work strategies to promote human rights

General competence

The student:

• can apply knowledge and concepts adequately to discuss gaps between human rights ideals and real world challenges
• can critically discuss what human rights consist of, human rights institutions, and the concept of universality
• can analyse human rights violations in selected countries
• can apply knowledge about human rights and discuss strengths and weaknesses of human rights
• can ask questions and contribute to discussions with co-students and teachers

The following compulsory work-requirements must be approved for students to take the exam:

1. 80% obligatory attendance in classes
2. One group presentation
3. Feed-back twice on other groups’ presentations
4. Submit three academic logs (1000 - 2000 words each log)

10 ECTS against IKF 223 Menneskerettigheter.

10 ECTS against IKF215 Menneskerettigheter i interkulturelt perspektiv