Part A: Historical Perspectives

Week 1: Introduction to Human Rights Theory, the Concept of Rights, & Historicising Rights.
Week 2: Emancipatory Struggles and Rights
Week 3: Human Rights and Colonialism

Part B: Basic Principles of International Human Rights Law

Week 4: Treaties, Treaty Bodies, & Complaints Hearing Mechanisms - An Analysis of CERD
Week 5: Sources, Declarations and Reservations.
Week 6: Equality and Non-Discrimination & Domestic Implementation of IHRL
Week 7: Limitations, Derogations and Exceptions (Inc. Constitutional provisions) & State
Responsibility Regarding Full Implementation.
Week 8: Regionalisation of Human Rights: Regional Treaties and Regional Difference
Week 9: The UN Charter-based Human Rights Protection System: The UN Human Rights
Council Universal Periodic Review: A Case Study of India

Part C: Thematic Approaches

Week 10: Human Rights and Identity – Religion

Week 11: Human Rights and Torture
Week 12: Reproductive Rights as Human Rights
Week 13: Social and Economic Rights - The Right to Shelter & Education

Part D: Critiques:

Week 14: The Future of Rights