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Human Rights in International Relations (2017-2019)

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Mã/Course code

CAL 6028

Tên

Course title

Human Rights in International Relations

/# of credits

3 credits

Sốthờigianlênlớp / Lecturing hours

In class:

7 lectures x 3  hours= 21hours

1 seminars x 3 hours =  3 hours

Time

4-11 July2018

Name of course instructors/lecturers

DrSripraphaPetcharamesree, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, MahidolUniversity,  Thailand

Dr Ngo Huong, Law School, VNU-SL

Ngônngữ Language conduct

English/Vietnamese

1. Mụctiêuđàotạo/ Course objective

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Course objective

  1. To deepen understanding of the theories of international relations and the interplay between human rights and international relations and foreign policies;
  2. To analyze international order, the relationship between human rights and state sovereignty, peace and human security with international intervention;
  3. To examine international and different actors in human rights and related issues;
  4. To apply theories and concepts into practices and practical analysis for human rights works

At the end of the course the students will acquire both theoretical and conceptual framework in international relations and be able to make use of them to better analyze the interplay between human rights and international relations and foreign policies. The students are expected to be able to apply theories and concepts into human rights works.

 
  1. Nội dung tómtắt

 

The course will provide an understanding of international relations theories. It also looks at the emergence and significance of human rights in international relations. It examines the importance of international human rights norms in relation to state sovereignty. Ethical traditions in international relations based on morality, law and policy. It will as well Explore the  inter-relationship between human rights, international principles and foreign policy and the roles of different actors in international relations and human rights.

 

The course is divided into 4 parts. The first part deals with classical and contemporary theories of as well as debates in international relations. The second section will examine foreign policy, human rights in foreign policies and human rights diplomacy. The third one addresses some controversial concepts like humanitarian intervention and responsibility to protect. The last part analyzes  different actors in international relations including non-state actors as well as issues in international relations.

 


  1. Criteria for Evaluation and Exam

Written Exam and class participation

  1. Student is requested to submit a list of two theories that interest her/him. Student is to write a 2-3 page commentary about each of 2 selected theories and concepts -  30 %
  2. Each student is to prepare an essay on one of the issues s/he chooses to work on. The paper is about 1500-2000 words in length. (Submit within one month after the end of the course) – 50 %
  3. Each student is expected to read the materials and participate actively in the class – 20 %

The assessment of paper will be based on the following criteria;

  1. Clarity of the theme, purpose and rationale of the paper;
  2. Relevance and sufficiency of the literature consulted
  3. Appropriate use of theories or concepts to frame the study;
  4. Appropriate use of the data and methods;
  5. Clarity of tables and figures (if any);
  6. Appropriate interpretation of the findings including soundness and internal consistency of reasoning and arguments advanced;
  7. Clarity of the paper's organisation and structure;
  8. Clarity and conciseness of writing 

 

Course paper:/ Assignment:

(to be provided)

 


  1. Course schedule/ Lịchhọc

 

 

 

 

 

4 JULY 2018

 

17:30 – 20:30

Session 1 : Introduction to international relations, actors in international relations, state system, state sovereignty and the changing world of states

Readings :

  • Hashmi, Sohail H., (ed.), State Sovereignty : Change and Persistence in International Relations, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997. (chapter 1)
  • Morgenthau, Hans. J , (revised by Kenneth W.Thompson), Politics Among Nations, 1985 (6th edition) (Part 4 and 6)

Jack Donnelly, State Sovereignty and Human Rights (paper to be provided

DR. SRIPRAPHA

 

 

5 JULY 2018

 

17:30 – 20:30

Session 2 : Theories of international relations – classical theories (liberalism, neo-liberalism, realism and neo-realism)

Readings :

  • Morgenthau, Hans J., (revised by Kenneth W.Thompson), Politics Among Nations, 1985 (6th edition) (Part 1 and 2)
  • Chris Brown and Kirsten Ainley. 2005. “The Development of International Relations Theory in the Twentieth Century.” Chapter two of Understanding International Relations. 3rd ed. London: Palgrave, 2005.
  • Jack Donnelly, Realism and International Relations, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  • Burchill, Scott et al, Theories of International Relations, Palgrave, 2001 (chapters 2 and 3)
  • Jackson, Robert and George Sorensen, Introduction to International Relations : Theories and Approaches, Oxford University Press, 2003(chapters 3 and 4)

 

DR. SRIPRAPHA

 

 

6 JULY 2018

 

17:30 – 20:30

Session  3 : Theories of international relations – classical theories

( structuralism, rationalism, Marxism)

Readings :

  • Steans, Jill & Lloyd Pettiford, International Relations : Perspectives and Themes, Longman, 2001 (chapters 3)
  • Burchill, Scott et al, Theories of International Relations, Palgrave, 2001 (chapters 4 and 5)
  • Stern, Geoffrey, The Structure of International Soceity, Pinter, London and New York, 2000 (2nd edition) (Part I, 1and 3 in particular)
  • Wallerstein, Immanuel (1974). The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century. New York: Academic Press.

 

DR. SRIPRAPHA

 

 

7 JULY 2018

 

9:00-12:00

Session 4 : Foreign policy, human rights and foreign policy – human rights in foreign policy – comparative foreign policies

Readings :

  1. Roberta, Cohen, Integrating human rights in US foreign policy : The history, the challenges, and the criteria for an effective policy, The Brookings Institution, Foreign Services Institute, 2008, http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/speeches/2008/4/human%20...
  • Ignatieff, Michael (ed), American Exceptionalism and Human Rights, (Princeton UniversityPress,2005),page 1-27.
  • Sonya Sceats, Shaun Breslin, China and the International Human Rights System, (London,Chatham House, October 2012),ps

DR. SRIPRAPHA

 

 

7 JULY 2018

 

14:00-17:00

Session 5 : From international intervention  to responsibility to protect  - case studies

Readings :

  • ICISS, The Responsibility to Protect, Report of ICISS, 2001 (Supplementary Volume)
  • Rosenthal John, H., and Christian Barry (eds), Ethics & International Affairs :A Reader, Georgetown University Press, Washington DC, 2009 (Part Two-Chapters 4,5,6,7)
  • Michael Ignatieff “The World After Crimea”, The Ditchley Lecture, Ditchley Foundation, July 12,2014, http://www.ditchley.co.uk/conferences/past-programme/2010-2019/2014/the-...
  • Raffelseder, Judith, The challenges and limitations of R2P’s applicability in the aftermath of the natural disaster in Myanmar, University of Tilburg Master International and European Public Law (accent on Human Rights Law) , June 2011 , available at  http://arno.uvt.nl/show.cgi?fid=114792
  • Michael Walzer, Michael, The Argument about Humanitarian Intervention, available at http://them.polylog.org/5/awm-en.htm
  • High-Level Advisory Panel on the Responsibility to Protect in Southeast Asia (2014) ‘Mainstreaming the Responsibility to Protect in Southeast Asia: Pathway Towards a Caring ASEAN Community’, 9 September 2014, the executive summary available at: http://www.r2pasiapacific.org/docs/Events%202014/exec-summary-hlap-repor....

 

DR. SRIPRAPHA

 

 

8 July 2018

 

9:00 – 12:00

Session 6 :Human rights, Security and international relations

 

(English and Vietnamese translation verson available provided)

 

TS. Ngô Minh Hương

 

 

8 July 2019

 

13:00 – 15:00

Session 7 :Peace and International Relations

HoàBinhtrongquanhệquốctế

 

 

  • South Vietnam: the politics of peace. Charles Joiner, University of California Press, 1969 (available e-verson)

 

 

 

TS. Ngô Minh Hương

 

 

9 July 2019

 

17:30 – 19:30

Session 8 : Seminar on the human rights diplomacy at the United Nations and South East Asia.

 

  • Asian, Sovereignty and human rights. GisleKvanvig. paper to SEARHN conference 2014 (e-verson provided)

 

The case of South China Sea.

 

Ref. The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia. Bill Hayton.

(chapter in hard copy provided or read online ) availablehttp://amzn.asia/cUX3iiA

 

Students are required to prepare for the session.

Speaker from the MoFA and AICHR may be invited (tbc)

TS. Ngô Minh Hương

 
           

 

 

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