Topics include: an introduction to public international law and international human rights law concepts; the theories, philosophical foundations and historical development of international human rights law; universality and cultural relativism; the international human rights institutions and enforcement mechanisms; an overview of the different types of rights (civil and political rights; economic social and cultural rights); restrictions on rights, including derogation, qualifications and limitations; and the relevance of international human rights law to Australian law and practice. -- Course Website
