School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyHuman Rights, Peace and Development (WSTC)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 700158.2
Discipline: SOCIOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
400673 - Inequality & Human Rights, 101573 - Human Rights, Peace and Development
Corequisite
Students enrolled in the combined Diploma/Bachelor courses listed below must pass all College Preparatory units listed in the course structure before progressing to the Year Two units.
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled at Western Sydney University, The College. Students enrolled in extended diplomas must pass 40 credit points from the preparatory units listed in the course structure prior to enrolling in this University level unit.
About this Unit
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was written in response to the atrocities of World War II. Since its ratification, the UDHR has been a “roadmap” for peace, forming the basis for international responses to conflicts, poverty and disadvantage. This unit examines and critiques the concept of human rights. It will be shown how differentials of political and economic power between countries and groups within countries are used to prioritise and preference different rights so as to justify selective humanitarian efforts in the initial phases of peace-making and the policy requirements for peace-building in human social, economic and cultural development.