| Course title | Human rights in Asia |
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| Course code | DAS/HRA |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Course content: 1. The fundamentals of human rights & international treaties and courts 2. The concept of Asian Values 3. Death penalty in Asia 4. Women's rights, gender equality, and feminism 5. Migration, asylum, and statelessness 6. Human rights in authoritarian regimes 7. LGBTI rights 8. Minority rights 9. War on drugs 10. Rule of law
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| Learning outcomes |
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This course provides a comprehensive introduction to human rights and their application in Asian countries. It is designed for Bachelor and Master students who are interested in understanding the complexities of current human rights issues in Asia, both the achievements (such as the same-sex marriage law in Taiwan) as well as shortcomings (such as the death penalty in many Asian countries). The course will begin with an overview of the fundamentals of human rights, international human rights treaties, organizations, and courts. We will discuss the concept of "Asian Values" - a phenomenon of the 1990s - and its impact on human rights in the region. We will then delve into various human rights topics in Asian countries, including death penalty, women's rights, female participation in politics, minority rights, LGBTI rights, migration, asylum, and statelessness. We will also explore the state of human rights in authoritarian states (such as China), the war on drugs (in the Golden Triangle and the Philippines), and various human rights situations in Taiwan, Myanmar, North Korea, and many other Asian countries. While the main focus of the course is on East and Southeast Asia, the course will also cover other Asian countries. The students will have to read the provided reading materials, watch two movies (The Swimmers, and Kim Ji-young: Born 1982) in order to be able to actively participate in the class discussions and debates (there will be two short mock debates, one on Asian values and the other on the death penalty). Each student will also give short presentation on a course-related topic of her or his choice (15 minutes), such as LGBTI rights in Japan and Hong Kong, Feminist leadership, Women in politics in Japan and South Korea, The role of Confucianism in Asian Values, North Korean defections and South Korean asylum, etc.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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1. attendance and active participation 2. class presentation (15 mins) 3. final written exam (choose 4 out of 5 short questions) |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): - (2024) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Vietnamese for Professionals (2024) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Chinese Language and Culture (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Japanese Language and Culture (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |