BIRCHAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

MODULE: Human Rights

Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 27 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.

DESCRIPTION:

Different national and international legal, politics and moral issues are examined to identify the ideological and political motivations underlying the global and regional regimes and Human Rights organisations. This program analyses ways in which doctrines of Human Rights are dealt with by nation states, as well as other political actors, in the pursuit of their own interests. The program investigates certain key issues to outline measures that can be undertaken to ensure the practical application of Human Rights principles internationally.

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).

Cross Cultural Social Perspectives

Human Rights

Academic Supervisor: Yemi D. Ogunyemi

More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.

* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.

* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.

* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.

* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.

* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.

* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.

BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.

Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

Cross Cultural Social Perspectives

This course focuses on the study of the similarities and differences of different cultures. It will enable students to learn the skills of communication, negotiation and managing cultural differences. It provides a cross cultural social perspective to deal effectively with individuals from varied cultures in different situations.

Instructor: Oscar Juan Hernando Carbajo

Human Rights

This course explains the key issues and the foundations of human rights theory. It studies the normative foundations that have been provided for human rights in political theory and philosophy. It seeks to develop an analytical and critical understanding of the purpose of human rights, and a view about what can appropriately be called a human right and what cannot.

Instructor: Margarita Trejo Poison

Human Rights Public Policy

This course concentrates on key problems that arise in incorporating human rights concerns into policy. It considers human rights norms, their interaction with civil and political rights, the role of such norms in international and domestic law, the observance and enforcement of human rights, and problems of including human rights concern as an integral part of a country's policy.

Instructor: Philipose Daniel

Human Rights & Public Institutions

This course explores the functioning of institutions on the formulation and implementation of human rights policy. It analyses why institutions adopt different human rights agendas, why and how they select implementation options, and what is the best form of assessing the successful pursuit of a human rights policy.

Instructor: Antoine K. Abou Assaf

Comparative Human Rights Law

This course explores and compares differing backgrounds in the key legal instruments, institutions and provisions which deal with human rights. It studies the controversies in the concept of human rights, and the problems involved in asserting universal moral standards across political and cultural divides.

Instructor: Margarita Trejo Poison

Protection of Human Rights

This course analyzes the problem of implementing human rights law within political systems and reconciling supervision by international bodies with national sovereignty. It examines specific types of rights and their protection (e.g., right to free speech, right to privacy, and right to free association). It presents methods of advocating human rights at the local, national, regional and international levels.

Instructor: Philipose Daniel

International Legal Procedures

This course studies the problems of international legal procedures in private and governmental practice affected by international relations; the law applicable to different conflicts; interpretation of laws, treaties and other international agreements; jurisdiction of nations; formation, operation and function of international agreements, international claims, arbitrage and dispute resolution.

Instructor: Antoine K. Abou Assaf

World Politics & Globalization

This course discusses the great power relations in the 20th century. Several critical issues of the world equilibrium are analyzed, as well as notions of national power, the paths to power, balance of power and collective security. It presents the instruments of international peace and order. It examines the following topics in international politics: massive destruction arms control, wars of intervention, the environment, global interest versus self-determination, and peace management.

Instructor: Mª Teresa Martinho Almagro

International Public Law

This course examines scope and role of administrative regulation of an by governmental agencies; it explores constitutional principles which limit administrative power and administrative law which governs conflict between administrative agencies and their constituencies; rulemaking, judicial review and informed regulatory processes of importance to public officials.

Instructor: Antoine K. Abou Assaf

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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.

Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.

Non formal and independent education.