Law and Human Rights
- Klabbers, Jan (2017), International law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed.
- Smith, Rhona (latest ed), International Human Rights Law Oxford: Oxford University Press..
- Instruments in Public International Law (follow teacher's instructions)
There may be additional reading such as judicial decisions and articles – see course guide.
Politics and Human Rights
- Campbell, John & John Hall (2021) The World of States. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition
- Cristi Marcela (2012) “Durkheim on Moral Individualism, Social Justice, and Rights: A Gendered Construction of Rights” Canadian Journal of Sociology/Cahiers canadiens de sociologie 37(4): 409-438.
- Joas, Hans (2006) “Max Weber and the Origin of Human Rights: A Study on Cultural Innovation”. Free University (FU) of Berlin and the University of Chicago.
- Jones, Pip, Liz Bradbury & Shaun LeBoutillier (2018) Introducing Social Theory, 3rd Edition. Polity Press.
- Kolakowski, Leszek (1983)”Marxism and Human Rights” Daedalus, Vol. 112, No. 4: 81-92.
- Young, Robert (2020) Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2nd ed
There may be additional articles, approximately 400 pages – see lecture presentations.
Philosophy, Religion and Human Rights
- Blackburn, Simon (2003) Ethics: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: OUP) (Can be acessed as an e-book om the website of Malmö University Library)
- Miller, David (2003) Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press). (Can be accessed as an e-book on the website of Malmö University Library)
- Nickel, James (latest edition) Making Sense of Human Rights, Malden, MA: Blackwell.
- Rosen, Michael (2012) Dignity: Its History and Meaning (Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press). Can be accessed as an e-book on the website of Malmö University Library.
- Witte, John, Jr, Green, Christian (latest edition), Religion and Human Rights. An Introduction, (Oxford Univ. Press.)
There may be additional articles of 300 pages max – see lecture presentations.
Human Rights I
About the course
Course content
he course contains the following modules:
Law and Human Rights (10 credits)
This module comprises studies of Public International Law and Human Rights Law.
Politics and Human Rights (10 credits)
This module comprises studies of human rights in relation to the concept of state, and with regard to political power and democratic processes.
Philosophy, Religion and Human Rights (10 credits)
This module comprises studies of philosophical and ethical theories and discussions regarding human rights.
Entry requirements and selection
Entry requirements
General entry requirements + English 6.
Selection
34% Upper Secondary Grades - 34% Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) - 32% University Credits
Course literature
Course evaluation
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