Human Rights, Ways of Life, and the Future
The University of Kent
  • Start Date: 18 Jul, 2022
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Explore human rights law and particular ways of life, the impact of the Global COVID-19 pandemic, and strategies for the future.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility

Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Examine what the future could bring for human rights law


The defence of human rights was born of struggle but human rights law has already changed law and practice in many countries. What more can be done?


On this four-week course, you’ll examine the challenge to human rights law posed by the ways of life of indigenous peoples and people of faith. You’ll also consider the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic on human rights, before considering the future of human rights law.


Explore religious freedom in international human rights law


Religion has been the cause of controversy and war across the world for centuries, which is why there have been many attempts made to protect religious freedom.


You’ll examine the right to religious freedom and its importance. You’ll then focus on the freedom of European Muslim women to wear garments that cover their faces in public. By looking at the responses of some governments, you’ll develop insights into the state of tolerance in 21st Century Europe.


Discover the protections of Indigenous Peoples


Many indigenous peoples’ ways of life are being destroyed by individuals and companies who are engaged in land grabbing.


On this course, you’ll learn how indigenous peoples have made creative use of existing human rights standards to protect their ways of life.


Investigate how the pandemic has affected human rights


There is growing evidence that the problems of poverty and inequality have been exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic.


You’ll consider the effects of the pandemic on different groups of people and the impacts of emergency responses on democratic processes and human rights.


What can you do to promote human rights in the future?


You’ll explore ideas for improving human rights protection, especially of the poor and marginalised people, and what can be done moving forwards.


This course is designed for anyone working for national and international governmental and non-governmental organisations, as well as lawyers looking to deepen their knowledge base.


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The University of Kent

The University of Kent, the UK’s European University, is one of the country’s most dynamic universities. Established in 1965, it now has 19,850 students studying at its various campuses including Canterbury, Medway and Tonbridge in the picturesque south-east of England (close to London) and its European sites in Brussels, Paris, Athens and Rome.

The University is a major educational, economic and cultural force throughout its region and has well-established external networks and partnerships with leading universities in Europe and around the world, providing students with opportunities to study and work abroad.

Ranked in the Top 20 of UK universities (16th in the Guardian University Guide 2016), Kent has an established reputation for the quality of its research; confirmed by its excellent performance (17th in the UK) in the most recent Research Assessment Framework (REF) where all its academic schools were found to be engaged in research of international and world-class standing.

Students consistently rank Kent as offering one of the best student experiences in the UK and it achieved an overall satisfaction rate of 90% and above in the National Student Survey.

 

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