Human Rights for the Twenty First Century

Overview

Framework:
Access to HE 2024
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
Not available
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Graded

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.

Be able to analyse the modern history of the concept of universal human rights in the West.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1.

    Analyse the historical and political context which led to the development of the idea of universal human rights throughout the twentieth century in the West.

2.

Understand contemporary human rights issues.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1.

    Explain how the concept of universal human rights may be applied to contemporary contested social issues.

3.

Be able to apply the arguments for and against the existence and protection of universal human rights

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1.

    Evaluate arguments for and against the existence and protection of universal human rights in given scenarios.