Human Rights

1. Explain the historical and philosophical foundations of human rights.
2. Identify and apply the core principles of human rights.
3. Analyze the role of international organizations in promoting and protecting human rights.
4. Evaluate the challenges to human rights in specific contexts, such as conflict and poverty.
5. Assess the effectiveness of different approaches to human rights advocacy and implementation.
6. Understand the interrelationship between human rights and development.

13 weeks, about 61 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Introduction/ Background to Human Rights

   • Unit 1: Introduction, Concepts, Theories and Sources of Human Rights · 3 hours

     Read the introduction to human rights.. Understand the concepts, theories, and sources of human rights.. Review the contributions of Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the French Declaration, and the US Constitution..

2. Week 2Module 1: Introduction/ Background to Human Rights

   • Unit 2: Basic Principles of Human Right · 3 hours

     Study the basic principles of human rights: universality, inalienability, indivisibility, and non-discrimination.. Reflect on the importance of these principles in contemporary society..

   • Unit 3: The Philosophers: Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau and their thesis on Human Rights · 3 hours

     Examine the thesis of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau on Human Rights.. Analyze the influence of these philosophers on the development of human rights theory..

3. Week 3Module 1: Introduction/ Background to Human Rights

   • Unit 4: The need for Human Rights and Human Rights Protection · 4 hours

     Explore the need for human rights and human rights protection.. Consider the role of the state in safeguarding human rights.. Discuss the challenges in implementing human rights protections..

4. Week 4Module 2: Human Rights and the World

   • Unit 1: The Generations of Human Rights · 4 hours

     Study the generations of human rights: civil and political, economic, social, and cultural.. Understand the differences and interdependencies between these generations..

5. Week 5Module 2: Human Rights and the World

   • Unit 2: Human Rights Promotion and Protection by the United Nation · 4 hours

     Examine the role of the United Nations in promoting and protecting human rights.. Focus on the UN's work related to women's rights and children's rights.. Understand the roles of ILO, NGOs, and Amnesty International..

6. Week 6Module 2: Human Rights and the World

   • Unit 3: Regional Human Rights Protection · 4 hours

     Explore regional human rights protection mechanisms.. Focus on the European, American, and African systems.. Understand the roles of regional courts and sub-regional organizations like ECOWAS..

7. Week 7Module 3: Human Rights and Challenges

   • Unit 1: Controversies on the Universality of Human Rights · 4 hours

     Study the controversies surrounding the universality of human rights.. Consider cultural relativism and its impact on human rights implementation..

8. Week 8Module 3: Human Rights and Challenges

   • Unit 2: Human Rights and Refugees: International (Multilateral) Instruments on Refugees- Charters, Convention and Agreements · 4 hours

     Examine the human rights of refugees and the international instruments for their protection.. Understand the roles of UNHCR and other organizations in assisting refugees..

9. Week 9Module 3: Human Rights and Challenges

   • Unit 3: Human Rights and Population · 4 hours

     Explore the relationship between human rights and population issues.. Understand the international instruments related to population and development..

   • Unit 4: International (Multilateral) Instruments on Population: Charters, Convention and Agreements · 4 hours

     Study the International Instruments on Population: Charters, Convention and Agreements.

10. Week 10Module 4: Successes of Human Rights

    • Unit 1: Human rights and Development · 4 hours

      Examine the relationship between human rights and development.. Understand the human rights-based approach to development..

11. Week 11Module 4: Successes of Human Rights

    • Unit 2: Scope and Dimension of Human Rights and Development · 4 hours

      Explore the scope and dimension of human rights and development.. Analyze the successes and challenges in integrating human rights into development initiatives..

12. Week 12Module 4: Successes of Human Rights

    • Unit 3: Human Rights and Foreign policy · 4 hours

      Study the relationship between human rights and foreign policy.. Understand how human rights considerations influence international relations..

13. Week 13Module 4: Successes of Human Rights

    • Unit 4: Human Right in Africa · 4 hours

      Examine the state of human rights in Africa.. Understand the challenges and successes in promoting human rights on the continent..

    • Unit 5: Human Right in Nigeria · 4 hours

      Study the state of human rights in Nigeria.. Understand the challenges and successes in promoting human rights in the country..