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History of Human Rights in International Relations - YMN164
Anglický název: History of Human Rights in International Relations
Podoba výuky: přednáška
Zajišťuje: Program Studia občanské společnosti (24-KSOS)
Fakulta: Fakulta humanitních studií
Platnost: od 2025
Počet semestrů výuky: 1
Semestr: oba
E-Kredity: 4
Rozsah, examinace: 2/0, KZ [HT]
Počet míst: zimní:neurčen / neurčen (40)
letní:neurčen / neurčen (40)
Maximální kapacita předmětu: 40
Minimální obsazenost: 5
4EU+: ne
Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
Stav předmětu: vyučován
Jazyk výuky: angličtina
Forma uskutečňování: prezenční
Možnost opakovaného zápisu: 1 (2) / 1 / 1 / 1
Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán
povolen pro zápis po webu
předmět lze zapsat v ZS i LS
Garant: Mgr. Selma Muhič Dizdarevič, Ph.D.
Vyučující: Mgr. Selma Muhič Dizdarevič, Ph.D.
Třída: Courses available to incoming students
Korekvizity : {Kurz je pod tímto kódem určen studujícím magisterských studijních programů. V případě, že je kurz sdílen s bakalářským studiem, mohou si studující bakaláře zapsat jeho bakalářskou variantu s kódem začínajícím na "YB".}
Neslučitelnost : YBAJ205, YBLS019, YMH558, YMN0HHR, YMN00HHR, YMN202, YMN302
Záměnnost : YMN00HHR, YMN058, YMN080, YMN091, YMN092, YMN093
Anotace -
Hlavním cílem kurzu je seznámit studenty s historií konceptu lidských práv v západních intelektuálních dějinách, s historickými a současnými formami institucí, které existují na podporu a vymáhání lidských práv, a se současnými kontroverzemi souvisejícími s agendou lidských práv v multikulturním globalizovaném světě.
Poslední úprava: Muhič Dizdarevič Selma, Mgr., Ph.D. (01.09.2026)
Metody výuky

Course requirements and materials

Course materials

In the SIS, you can find recordings of lectures from the COVID-19 period. These recordings are not the same as the current in-person lectures. They are provided only as an additional learning resource.

You can also find the course syllabus in the SIS.

In Moodle, you will find the syllabus and the lecture PowerPoint presentations.

Assessment requirements

To complete the course, you must meet all three requirements:

  1. Pass the written final test.
  2. Prepare and present a short presentation or submit a short paper on the following question: What are the main human rights problems in your country, and why? Your presentation or paper should include:
  • The country you selected.
  • A brief historical background of the human rights problems in that country.
  • The main forms of human rights violations.
  • The group or groups whose rights are being violated, and why you selected them.
  • Examples of activities by nongovernmental organizations or other organizations that work against these violations.

Submit your presentation or paper to Moodle by 7 November. The presentation schedule will be sent on 8 November, and presentations will begin on 9 November. You may exchange your scheduled presentation date with another student if you both agree. However, all presentations must be completed by 7 December. Individual presentations should last approximately 10 minutes. If (at most) two students from the same country work together, the presentation should be approximately 20 minutes. Please adjust the number of slides or the length of your paper accordingly. You must be present for your own presentation. Without presenting your work in class, you cannot take the final test.

        3. Attend the international workshop on 23 November, held during the regular lecture hours. The workshop will focus on the housing crisis and young people in the capitals of the                          Visegrad Four countries.

Optional international lecture

Attendance at the international lecture by Prof. Oscar Luise Figueroa-Rodríguez from Colegio de Postgraduados (Colpos) in Mexico on data ownership in indigenous communities is optional.

The lecture will take place in the late afternoon during the week of 14–18 December. The exact date will be confirmed in October.

Students who attend will be able to choose one question (out of five) from the final test, which will automatically receive full points.

Attendance and communication

Attendance at regular lectures is not mandatory. However, students who do not attend are responsible for finding out the information shared during classes.

You can obtain this information by:

  • Attending the lectures.
  • Visiting the lecturer during scheduled office hours.

Please do not request this information by individual email. Email is not a substitute for attending class or office hours.

Use of AI

You may use AI tools for planning, developing ideas, and conducting research.

However, your final presentation or paper must show that you understand and have developed the ideas yourself. During your presentation or in your paper, you must be able to explain the concepts and arguments you use.

If you cannot explain the concepts or ideas in your work, the task will be considered incomplete, and you will be asked to revise and resubmit it.

Required reading

Donnelly, J. (2003). Universal human rights (2nd ed.). Cornell University Press.

European Network Against Racism. (2022). 2016–2021 ENAR shadow report on racial discrimination in Europe. https://www.enar-eu.org/2016-2021-enar-shadow-report-on-racial-discrimination-in-europe/

Muhič Dizdarevič, S. (2026). Emotions, racialization, and belonging: Roma lived experience and the case for emotionally reflexive policy in the Czech Republic. Social Policy Issues, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.31971/pps/224965

 

Poslední úprava: Muhič Dizdarevič Selma, Mgr., Ph.D. (31.08.2026)
Kontroly studia předmětu a podmínky pro jejich úspěšné vykonání, způsob hodnocení

Conditions for course completion:

Assessment requirements

To complete the course, you must meet all three requirements:

  1. Pass the written final test.
  2. Prepare and present a short presentation or submit a short paper on the following question: What are the main human rights problems in your country, and why? Your presentation or paper should include:
  • The country you selected.
  • A brief historical background of the human rights problems in that country.
  • The main forms of human rights violations.
  • The group or groups whose rights are being violated, and why you selected them.
  • Examples of activities by nongovernmental organizations or other organizations that work against these violations.

Submit your presentation or paper to Moodle by 7 November. The presentation schedule will be sent on 8 November, and presentations will begin on 9 November. You may exchange your scheduled presentation date with another student if you both agree. However, all presentations must be completed by 7 December. Individual presentations should last approximately 10 minutes. If (at most) two students from the same country work together, the presentation should be approximately 20 minutes. Please adjust the number of slides or the length of your paper accordingly. You must be present for your own presentation. Without presenting your work in class, you cannot take the final test.

        3. Attend the international workshop on 23 November, held during the regular lecture hours. The workshop will focus on the housing crisis and young people in the capitals of the                         Visegrad Four countries.

Optional international lecture

Attendance at the international lecture by Prof. Oscar Luise Figueroa-Rodríguez from Colegio de Postgraduados (Colpos) in Mexico on data ownership in indigenous communities is optional.

The lecture will take place in the late afternoon during the week of 14–18 December. The exact date will be confirmed in October.

Students who attend will be able to choose one question (out of five) from the final test, which will automatically receive full points.

Attendance and communication

Attendance at regular lectures is not mandatory. However, students who do not attend are responsible for finding out the information shared during classes.

You can obtain this information by:

  • Attending the lectures.
  • Visiting the lecturer during scheduled office hours.

Please do not request this information by individual email. Email is not a substitute for attending class or office hours.

Use of AI

You may use AI tools for planning, developing ideas, and conducting research.

However, your final presentation or paper must show that you understand and have developed the ideas yourself. During your presentation or in your paper, you must be able to explain the concepts and arguments you use.

If you cannot explain the concepts or ideas in your work, the task will be considered incomplete, and you will be asked to revise and resubmit it.

Required reading

Donnelly, J. (2003). Universal human rights (2nd ed.). Cornell University Press.

European Network Against Racism. (2022). 2016–2021 ENAR shadow report on racial discrimination in Europe. https://www.enar-eu.org/2016-2021-enar-shadow-report-on-racial-discrimination-in-europe/

Muhič Dizdarevič, S. (2026). Emotions, racialization, and belonging: Roma lived experience and the case for emotionally reflexive policy in the Czech Republic. Social Policy Issues, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.31971/pps/224965

Poslední úprava: Muhič Dizdarevič Selma, Mgr., Ph.D. (31.08.2026)
Sylabus -

1. Introduction to 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 a 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 organizations in the promotion of human rights.

13. Concluding remarks and preparation for the test.

Poslední úprava: Muhič Dizdarevič Selma, Mgr., Ph.D. (27.08.2025)
 
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