History of Human Rights in International Relations (Distance Learning) - YMN00HHR

• Anglický název: History of Human Rights in International Relations (Distance Learning)
• Zajišťuje: Program Studia občanské společnosti (24-KSOS)
• Fakulta: Fakulta humanitních studií
• Platnost: od 2021
• Semestr: letní
• E-Kredity: 3
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: letní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: letní s.:0/8, Z [HS]
• Počet míst: neurčen / neurčen (20)
• Minimální obsazenost: 5
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: nevyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: kombinovaný
• Způsob výuky: kombinovaný
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; povolen pro zápis po webu
• Garant: Mgr. Selma Muhič Dizdarevič, Ph.D.
• Záměnnost : YMN0HHR, YMN058, YMN080, YMN091, YMN092, YMN093, YMN202, YMN302
• Je neslučitelnost pro: YMN302, YMN202
• Je záměnnost pro: YMN0HHR

Anotace

čeština

Poslední úprava: Mgr. Eva Beranová (18.06.2014)

The main goal of the course is to present students with history of the concept of human rights in the Western intellectual history, with building and current form of institutions in place to promote and enforce human rights, with current controversies of the human rights agenda in multi-cultural globalized world.

angličtina

Poslední úprava: FEJFAPET (25.04.2014)

The goal of the course is to introduce students to the following topics: current definitions of human rights, controversy over different generations of human rights, history of human rights from ancient Greece up to contemporary philosophical and political science definitions, differences between natural and human rights, disputes with moral relativism, moral vs. legal rights, claim rights and liberty rights, scope and justification of human rights, HR as the dominant geopolitical doctrine of modern times, HR in international law and HR within the UN. Special attention will be paid to theories of international relations and place of the HR agenda in it. Students will be encouraged to discuss current HR issues and illustrate the theories with political events. The creation of this course was funded by the Operational Programme Prague - Adaptability, cofinanced by the European Social Fund.

Metody výuky

Poslední úprava: Mgr. Selma Muhič Dizdarevič, Ph.D. (12.02.2015)

Donnelly, Jack. 2003. Universal Human Rights. New York: Cornell University Press. - available to the registered students with the teacher.

Etzioni, Amitai. The Normativity of Human Rights is Self-Evident. In Human Rights Quarterly. Available at: http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/etzioni/documents/The%20Normativity%20of%20Human%20Rights%20Is%20Self%20Evident.pdf

Garner, Steve. 2010. Racisms an Introduction. London: Sage. available to the registered students with the teacher.

Valeš, František, Muhič Dizdarevič, Selma 2011. Racism and Related Discriminatory Practices in the Czech Republic. Available at: http://cms.horus.be/files/99935/MediaArchive/publications/shadow%20report%202010-11/5.%20Czech%20Rep.pdf

Bowring, Bill. 2015. Why we should worry about the theoretical foundations of human rights law and practice. Available at: http://criticallegalthinking.com/2015/02/11/worry-theoretical-foundations-human-rights-law-practice/?utm_content=buffer310b8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Požadavky ke zkoušce

Poslední úprava: Mgr. Selma Muhič Dizdarevič, Ph.D. (10.02.2015)

A written test at the end of the course.

Sylabus

čeština

Poslední úprava: FEJFAPET (25.04.2014)

1. Introduction in the course. History of the concept of human rights.

2. Human rights and natural rights.

3. Moral vs. legal rights. Legal positivism. Moral relativism and human rights.

4. Generations of human rights.

5. Human rights in non-European traditions.

6. Human rights implementation and post-colonial critique.

7. Human rights in the United Nations. Declaration of human rights.

8. Human rights in international law.

9. Human rights legislation in regional and continental context.

10. The concept of citizenship and human rights.

11. Human rights treaties by issues: race, gender, age.

12. Role of non-governmental organization in promotion of human rights.

13. Concluding remarks and preparation for test.

angličtina

Poslední úprava: FEJFAPET (25.04.2014)

1. Introduction in the course. History of the concept of human rights.

2. Human rights and natural rights.

3. Moral vs. legal rights. Legal positivism. Moral relativism and human rights.

4. Generations of human rights.

5. Human rights in non-European traditions.

6. Human rights implementation and post-colonial critique.

7. Human rights in the United Nations. Declaration of human rights.

8. Human rights in international law.

9. Human rights legislation in regional and continental context.

10. The concept of citizenship and human rights.

11. Human rights treaties by issues: race, gender, age.

12. Role of non-governmental organization in promotion of human rights.

13. Concluding remarks and preparation for test.

Requirement for the course is taking a written test and 80% attendence.

Required reading:

Donnelly, Jack. 2003. Universal Human Rights. New York: Cornell University Press. Available from the e-library in Moodle.

Etzioni, Amitai. The Normativity of Human Rights is Sel-Evident. In Human Rights Quarterly. Available at: http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/etzioni/documents/The%20Normativity%20of%20Human%20Rights%20Is%20Self%20Evident.pdf

Valeš, František, Muhič Dizdarevič, Selma 2011. Racism and Related Discriminatory Pracitces in the Czech Republic. Available at: http://cms.horus.be/files/99935/MediaArchive/publications/shadow%20report%202010-11/5.%20Czech%20Rep.pdf