HUMR5145 ¨C Human Rights in Asia

This course will provide students with a broad overview of the human rights situation in Asia, and, especially, in relation to pressing contemporary challenges of: democracy, development and natural resources.

While providing a broad regional focus, there are 3 countries where the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights has been involved for a number of years through different programs focusing on human rights education and training namely China, Indonesia and Vietnam, in focus. In addition, Myanmar and Nepal will also be looked at.

The program is composed of three parts: 

The first part provides some background theoretical and philosophical understandings of human rights in Asia, including the discourse of Asian values and provides an overview of the regional human rights system (ASEAN). These human rights issues will th