Introduction to Human Rights

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  • About
    • About the Course
    • Course Aims
    • Time Commitment
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  • Course Introduction
    • Course Introduction
  • Modules 1-3
    • Module One: The History of Human Rights
    • Module Two: Philosophical Perspectives on Human Rights
    • Module Three: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • Modules 4-6
    • Module Four: International Human Rights Law
    • Module Five: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
    • Module Six: The Human Rights Council and UPR Process
  • Modules 7-9
    • Module Seven: Human Rights in Australia
    • Module Eight: Human Rights in Nth Korea
    • Module Nine: The Human Rights Movement
  • Modules 10-12
    • Module Ten: Women’s Rights
    • Module Eleven: Indigenous Rights
    • Module Twelve: Human Rights and Technology
  • Assessment
    • Assessment

Module One: The History of Human Rights

1. The History of Human Rights Outline
2. Module One Introductory Video
3. What are Human Rights?
4. Watch a Lecture on the History of Human Rights
5. Examine some Foundational Human Rights Documents
6. Learn about the Fight to End Slavery

Learn about the Fight to End Slavery

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The History of Human Rights Activity Four (Extension Activity)

The nineteenth century fight to end slavery is sometimes regarded as the first successful international human rights campaign. Find out more in the following reading:

Jennifer Martinez, ‘Anti-Slavery Courts and the Dawn of International Human Rights Law, Yale Law Journal 117 (2007), pp. 552-562.

(Note: This is a long document, from which the recommended reading is a short extract.)

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