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PAIS452 Human Rights in Asia

Updated: 17 November 2006
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ASIN 252, 352, 452; PAIS 352
Notes None
Combined Units PAIS352 - Human Rights in Asia
Coordinator(s) Graham Young (gyoung@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit is a study of the politics of human rights in East and Southeast Asia. It focuses on the variations in interpretation of the 'international human rights' regime and the emphases on differing sets of rights. This will include the debates on universalism versus relativism, especially the 'Asian values' debate. Students will analyse the practices of Asian states according to these differing conceptions of rights, and will have the opportunity to concentrate further on either comparisons among states or the role of human rights in the political relations among states.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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