DCC 3112 Human Rights and Justice in Africa: Theory and Practice

3 units
Law (Certificate)
Faculty of Law - Civil Law
Analysis of the ways that human rights and conceptions of justice have been applied, interpreted and debated in the context of contemporary Africa. Relationships between the Western origins and 'universality' of human rights and retributive justice, cultural relativity arguments and needs of transitional societies.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisite : 54 university units.

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall
Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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