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How Well Does International Human Rights Law Serve Marginalised People?

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Course Features

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Duration

4 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Intermediate

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Effort

4 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This four-week course at the University of Kent will help you to understand universality claims and examine marginalized groups. It will also allow you to ask how international human rights law can be applied to them.

The UN human rights treaties are inadequate for protecting women's rights. Scholars and activists in particular have called for a separate treaty to address violence against women. This course's first week will focus on violence against women and discrimination.

According to scholars, the poor are the most vulnerable group in the world when it comes to human rights. People often refer to human rights in general when they talk about civil and political rights such as freedom to express oneself or the right to a fair hearing. How about other rights, such as the right of health and education?

This week you will be examining economic, cultural, and social rights. They aim to protect people who are struggling with poverty and inequality. The impact of globalization on the poor around the globe will also be examined.

You will be focusing on the human rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and irregular migrants for the last two weeks. The Refugee Convention will be examined and its flaws. The Refugee Convention and its shortcomings will be examined.

This course will be completed by you completing an assignment that argues your view on one of its topics.

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of what constitutes international human rights law, its norms, systems and institutions

Explore the history of international human rights law

Target Students

This course is designed for anyone working for national and international governmental and non-governmental organisations, as well as lawyers looking to deepen their knowledge base

Course Instructors

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Sian Lewis-Anthony

Instructor

I am Senior Lecturer in Law at Kent Law School, University of Kent. I specialise in International Human Rights Law and International Migration Law.
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