Handbook

This course involves an advanced study of international human rights law, providing an opportunity for deeper exploration of fundamental legal principles, concepts and doctrinal frameworks through the medium of contemporary human rights concerns.  To this end, it identifies key human rights issues and challenges in a range of areas including security, business, development, gender etc. By focussing on selected human rights topics within these broader areas of international law and policy, the course equips students with a thorough understanding of the multifaceted dimension of modern human rights law and its cross-cutting application.

This course is part of a general offering of human rights and social justice topics within the UNSW Law School and aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of current human rights issues.