Spring and Summer Courses Registration
Concepts and Convention in Human Rights HR-2100-001 (Online, 05/04/20 - 06/15/20 Tuesday, Thursday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 3 credit hours)
This course will explore the key concepts in human rights law, theory and practice. The class will begin with the historical development of international human rights and move through the implementation and expansion of norms. The course will familiarize students with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Convention of Civil and Political Rights, the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the other core international human rights treaties. Class discussions will take a critical approach to human rights and examine issues including intersectionality, the debate between universalism and cultural relativism, agency and accountability, challenges to human rights accessibility as well other contemporary and emerging human rights issues.
Students at the University of Winnipeg are encouraged to get the most out of "Concepts and Conventions in Human Rights" Spring course because students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be joining in- and out-of-classroom dialogues and discussions on human rights, humanitarian affairs, and Indigenous rights. Not only will UW students be expected to have in-class lectures, but they will also have an opportunity to visit the Canadian Museum for Human Rights accompanying U of Nebraska-Lincoln students to expand their conceptual and technical knowledge on the development of human rights. Use this opportunity to the fullest to network, establish academic relationships, and exchange your valuable ideas with students and faculty from Lincoln, Nebraska!
With respect to public health situation on the COVID-19, please note planned activities with the University of Nebraska are now cancelled.
History of Human Rights in Canada HR-2200 (Online, 05/04/20 - 06/15/20 Monday, Wednesday 9:00 AM - 12:00, PM, 3 credit hours)
This course will explore the historical development of Canadian human rights. It will first engage in an overview of human rights in Canada including the human rights movement and the establishment of The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Having situated the history of human rights in Canada broadly, students will then be equipped to analyze a variety of important case studies specifically including indigenous rights, women’s rights, cultural rights, labour rights, immigrant and refugee rights, LGBT* rights, disability rights and environmental rights.
Children in War Zones HR-2650 (Online, 07/06/20 — 07/17/20 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 1:00 PM—4:00 PM, 3 credit hours)
Children in War Zones will provide students with an examination into how international relations structure conflict and impact children and youth. Students in this course will first explore the relationship between theoretical approaches to the study of children and theories of international relations examining what it reveals about the nature of children and youth in conflict zones. Next, students will come to develop their understanding of the international institutions, actors and legislation designed to advance the protection of children in war zones. Having developed both theoretical and contextual tools, students will then be equipped to analyze the multitude of experiences children and youth confront leading up to, during and in the aftermath of war. Overall, by exploring children and youth’s autonomous actions in relation to a variety of actors and institutions within a war zone setting, this course strives to comprehensively account for the experience of children and youth in war zones.
Human Rights and Terrorism HR-3650 (Online, 05/04/20 - 06/15/20 Tuesday, Thursday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 3 credit hours)
What is terrorism? We know what it is but seldom can we explain it to another person. This course examines the nexus between terrorism, human rights and counter-terrorism. It addresses the definitional issues of terrorism, the evolution of terrorism, the nexus between international human rights law, international humanitarian law and terrorism. After providing an evolutionary, normative and thematic framework of terrorism as well as of human rights, the course looks at different forms of terrorism including ethno-national terrorism, home-grown terrorism, religious terrorism as well as the problems and issues faced in countering and combating terrorism.
Education is a Human Right HR-4650-770 (Online, 08/17/20 — 08/21/20 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM, 3 credit hours); HR-4650-771 (Online, 07/20/20 — 08/21/20 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 AM—12:00 PM, 3 credit hours)
“Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.” – Kofi Annan (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Education is a human right. It is fundamental to human, social and economic development and the attainment of sustainable goals and lasting peace. In this course, we explore the transformative potential of human rights-based education to redress concerns for material conditions and for humanity. We will engage in critical inquiry into urgent problems of marginalization and historical disadvantage to uncover assumptions, deepen understanding and identify next steps for changing programs, policy and practice. Requisite courses: At least 12 credit hours in Human Rights.