DOTPV_LP Theory of Human Rights

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive view of the theory of human rights and to acquaint them with their philosophical and ethical background.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: - describe the main problems of the current theory of human rights, - explain the basic theoretical approaches to these rights, - explain the moral nature of this concept, - apply the acquired theoretical knowledge in the argumentation by specific human rights.
Syllabus
  • 1) Rights and their theories 2) The concept of human rights 3) Universality of human rights and (cultural) relativism 4) Justification of human rights I: traditional approaches 5) Justification of human rights II: political conceptions and alternative approaches 6) The problem of the holder of human rights and the holder of corresponding duties 7) Current challenges for theory of human rights
Literature
    required literature
  • FREEMAN, Michael. Human rights : an interdisciplinary approach. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Polity, 2011, xi, 241. ISBN 9780745639666. info
    recommended literature
  • CAMPBELL, Tom. Rights: a critical introduction. London: Routledge, 2006. Routledge contemporary political philosophy. ISBN 0-415-28114-8.
  • BILETZKI, Anat. Philosophy of human rights : a systematic introduction. First published. New York: Routledge, 2020, xxiii, 260. ISBN 9781138787353. info
  • HAPLA, Martin. Lidská práva bez metafyziky: legitimita v (post)moderní době (Human Rights without Metaphysics: Legitimacy in (Post)modern Age). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2016, 156 pp. Spisy Právnické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity, řada teoretická, Edice Scientia, svazek č. 556. ISBN 978-80-210-8186-4. info
  • NICKEL, James W. Making sense of human rights. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Pub., 2007, 267 p. ISBN 9781405145350. URL info
Teaching methods
Teaching takes place in the form of a guided discussion of knowledge from the assigned literature and philosophical issues in the field of human rights.
Assessment methods
The course ends with a discussion of a selected problem in the field of human rights theory, which is to demonstrate his or her basic orientation in the acquired knowledge, as well as the ability to apply them.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
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