This unit investigates a number of current debates that involve human rights that have implications for recent political controversies. For instance: do cultural and religious minorities have special claims to group rights? Can group rights be reconciled with the individualist basis of human rights-thinking? Do the expanding rights of children conflict with the rights of parents to exercise parental authority? Does human rights-discourse create a culture of litigiousness and selfishness? If we ascribe rights to groups to maintain the existence of their culture, does this conflict with our duties to receive refugees? -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Linda Barclay
Prerequisites: ATS1314 is not required but strongly recommended.
