Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/University of Canterbury/International Human Rights Law (2014 S1)/Course description

The "International Human Rights Law" course provides an introduction to international human rights law in the New Zealand context. It aims to familiarise students with the core legal instruments and institutions relevant to the protection and promotion of human rights at the international level, along with some of the topical issues and controversies. It provides students with: overview of the history and development of the international human rights framework;discussion of the major multilateral human rights treaties and institutions within the United Nations system;discussion of selected topics such as the rights to freedom from torture, the right to water, indigenous peoples’ rights, women’s rights and the human rights obligations of multi-national corporations; consideration of the methods for ensuring compliance with international human rights obligations; examination of the links between international and domestic means of protecting and promoting human rights. For the Wikipedia assignment, students are encouraged to select their own topic. Many students are likely to focus on human rights issues from New Zealand and the wider Pacific region. Humanrights4nz (talk) 02:09, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

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