The Global Politics of Human Rights (L2140)
The Global Politics of Human Rights: History, Theory and Practice
Module L2140
Module details for 2025/26.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module learning outcomes
Develop a systematic and critical understanding of human rights as
a political artefact, a sociological category, a mode of structuring
political action, as a means of subject formation in global politics.
Develop a detailed conceptual understanding of the historical,
theoretical and political challenges associated with human rights.
Develop an empirical grasp of international practices and politics of
human rights across a range of inter- and transnational fields.
Effectively synthesise and communicate in written work the
empirical and theoretical uncertainties, ambiguities and limits of
ESS
human rights in global politics, as well as the political discourses,
material conditions and subject positions which generate claims
about and against human rights.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 30.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Project | T1 Week 11 | 100.00% |
| Essay (3500 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 1 Wed 16:00 | 70.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 3 hours | 11111111111 |
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