Law and Human Rights
- Klabbers, Jan (2017), International law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed.
- Smith, Rhona (2019), Textbook on International Human Rights. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 9th ed.
- 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
- Arts, Wil & John Gelissen (2002) “Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism or More? A State-of-the-Art Report”. Journal of European Social Policy, vol. 12, no. 2: 137-158.
- Booth Walling, Carrie (2015) “Human Rights Norms, State Sovereignty, and Humanitarian Intervention”. Human Rights Quarterly, 37(2): 383-413.
- 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.
- Lapidus, John (2017) “Private health insurance in Sweden: Fast track lanes and the alleged attempts to stop them”. Health Policy, no 121: 442-449.
- Mamdani, Mahmood (2001) “Beyond Settler and Native as Political Identities: Overcoming the Political Legacy of Colonialism”. Comparative Studies in Society and History 43(4): 651-664.
- Melling, Graham (2018) “Beyond rethoric? Evaluating the Responsibility to Protect as a norm of humanitarian intervention”. Journal on the Use of Force and International Law, vol. 5, no. 1: 78-96.
- Markoff, John (1999) “Where and When Was Democracy Invented?” Comparative Studies in Society and History, vol. 41, no. 4: 660-690.
- Schmitt, Carina, Hanna Lierse & Herbert Obinger (2015) “The Global Emergence of Social Protection: Explaining Social Security Legislation 1820-2013”. Politics & Society, vol. 43, no. 4: 503-524.
- Steinmetz, George (2014) “The Sociology of Empires, Colonies, and Postcolonialism”. Annual Review of Sociology, vol 40: 77-103.
- Wiborg, Susanne (2013) ”Neo-liberalism and universal state education: the cases of Denmark, Norway and Sweden 1980-2011” Comparative Education, vol. 49: no 4: 407-423.
- Young, Robert (2020) Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2nd ed
There may be additional articles, approximately 200 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.
- Nussbaum, Martha (2002) “Capabilities and Social Justice”, International Studies Review, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 123-135.
- Waldron, Jeremy (2012) “The Paradoxes of Dignity”, European Journal of Sociology / Archives Européennes de Sociologie / Europäisches Archiv für Soziologie, Vo.l 54, No. 3, pp. 554-561.
- Witte, John, Jr, Green, Christian (latest edition), Religion and Human Rights. An Introduction, (Oxford Univ. Press.)
Recommended readings:
- Kymlicka, Will (latest edition) Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press)
- Orend, Brian (2002) Human Rights: Concept and Context (Peterborough: Broadview Press).
- • 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)
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.
Syllabus and course literature
You can find a list of literature in the syllabus, along with other details about the course.
Entry requirements and selection
Entry requirements
General entry requirements + English 6.
Selection
Upper secondary grades 66%, Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) 34%
Course literature
Course evaluation
The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
