Asienstudier: Mänskliga rättigheter i Öst- och Sydöstasien

This course equips you to critically analyse the problems and future prospects of human rights work in East and South-East Asia.

We focus on the cultural, social, economic and political factors that prevent or promote the protection for human rights in different societies in East and South-East Asia. You analyse and discuss differences and similarities with regard to problems and policies concerning human rights in the region, as well as the participation of different East and South-East Asian countries in the international system for the protection of human rights and in different rights instruments.

You study the relationship between international human rights legislation and national legislation and you are also introduced to local and regional debates about human rights and human rights work, focusing especially on the considerable differences between different states and NGOs with regard to human rights work and priorities.

Throughout the course, we apply an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human rights which is reflected in the teaching, the choice of topics and the course literature. You will study key texts in the international legislation on human rights but also integrate theories of international law with theories of social and political science and area studies.