Human Rights in the Americas (AMER0062)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department: Institute of the Americas
Credit value: 30

Restrictions: Only open to UG finalist students in the Institute of the Americas.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module provides a comprehensive introduction to the politics of human rights in the Americas. It introduces students to the historical development of conceptions of rights and the central scholarly and policy debates in the region. The module focuses on the politics of human rights, and it examines approaches to the promotion and protection of human rights in the Americas. The module employs both a thematic, comparative approach and more specific case studies to examine the principal analytical debates in the scholarly field of human rights studies. The module is inter-disciplinary and it develops a comparative analysis of the region of the Americas as a whole. It invites students to actively develop interests in the causes of human rights violations and the effectiveness of policy interventions and strategies to advance the protection and promotion of human rights.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 7
Module leader: Francesca Lessa
Who to contact for more information: ia-programmes@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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