Course level

Undergraduate

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Seminar 30 Hours/ Semester

Prerequisite

16 units of LAWS courses and LAWS3705

Restricted

LLB(Hons) and associated dual programs

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

This course introduces the fundamental principles and institutional framework of international human rights law. It examines the origins and development of human rights in international law, jurisdiction and the nature of States' obligations, limitations to human rights, and mechanisms for enforcement, as well as key critiques and emerging challenges in this area of international law.