| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| İdea of Human Rights | SBK430 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Marco BOSCHELE
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Provide a systematic understanding of the emergence and historical development of the idea of human rights.
2) Provide a systematic understanding of the theoretical debates on the idea of human rights
3) Provide a systematic understanding of the relation between modern law and human rights
4) Provide a systematic understanding of the relation between modern democratic political processes and human rights
5) Provide understanding of the opportunities brought about by the idea and practice of human rights for the future development of humanity
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | Middle | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 5 | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
The course will start with an overview of such significant philosophical-theoretical frameworks as the modern theories of natural rights and Kantian moral philosophy that have been deployed in grounding the idea of human rights from 18th century to our age. Then, we will examine the novel perspectives on human rights that have arisen with the second half of 20th century. In this context, the course will discuss the categorization of human rights into three as first-wave rights (personal liberties), second-wave rights (socio-economic rights) and third-wave rights (environmental rights, group-rights, etc). In a third phase of the course, we will discuss the different objectives to the idea of human rights, i.e. the conservative, postmodern, fundamentalist, realist and radical-left-wing objections, and consider whether or not the idea of human rights can be defended in the face of such objections.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
Not Required