Course Listing

Human Rights in Asia
Last Updated Date:   6 November 2023


5 Units,  Semester 2

Course Description:
The course firstly seeks to impart a solid grounding in the history, principles, norms, controversies and institutions of international human rights law. Secondly, to undertake a contextualized socio-legal study of human rights issues within Asian societies, through examining case law, international instruments, policy and state interactions with UN human rights bodies. 'Asia' alone has no regional human rights system; considering the universality and indivisibility of human rights, we consider how regional particularities affect or thwart human rights.

Subjects include: justiciability of socio-economic rights, self-determination, political freedoms, religious liberties, minority and indigenous rights, national institutions, women's rights; right to development and globalization, migrant workers rights and the ASEAN human rights regime.

Course Convenor: Prof Thio Li-ann

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4133V / LL5133V / LL6133V / LLJ5133V

Contact Hours: 3-hr weekly seminar

Workload: Tutorial/Seminar - 3 hrs; Preparatory work - 7hrs.

Mode of Assessment: Assignment (2000-2500 words, excluding footnotes) - 30% [Submission: 4 March 2024 (4pm)]; 1 wk Take Home Exam - 70% [Release: Thu, 18 April 2024 ; Due: Thu, 25 April 2024 (12pm)]

Preclusions: Nil

Prerequisites: Open to students from Social Sciences, Philosophy, International Relations and Humanities who have completed at least 80 MCs.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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