DDRO 25A55 - Critiques of Human Rights from the Peripheries
This course is designed to introduce various critiques of human rights outside the tutelage of hegemonic legal rationalities. To this end, the course will engage with authors and philosophers from the Global South in order to introduce students to the scholarship from the perspective of the so-called peripheries. The human rights framework has been widely criticised for its inadequate engagement with the practical realities of the Global South and these seminars aim to introduce these critiques and provide students with the tools to meaningfully participate in these debates. The course will cover critiques relating to various socio-political, socio-economic and gender related rights from the peripheries.
Ghazal MIYAR
Séminaire
English
Students should have basic familiarity with the concepts and frameworks of human rights. While some introductory notes will be made, students are expected to be familiar with common instruments (UDHR, ICCPR, ICESCR and CEDAW). Some foundational knowledge on international law will be an asset.
Autumn 2023-2024
Participation – 10%
Oral presentation (group or individual) – 30%
Midterm essay – 30%
Final essay – 40%
Critical perspectives on social and economic rights, democracy and separation of powers' in Social and Economic Rights in Theory and Practice : Critical Inquiries, edited by García, Helena Alviar, et al., Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.