1. Introduction in the course. History of the concept of human rights.

2. Human rights and natural rights.

3. Moral vs. legal rights. Legal positivism. Moral relativism and human rights.

4. Generations of human rights.

5. Human rights in non-European traditions.

6. Human rights implementation and post-colonial critique.

7. Human rights in the United Nations. Declaration of human rights.

8. Human rights in international law.

9. Human rights legislation in regional and continental context.

10. The concept of citizenship and human rights.

11. Human rights treaties by issues: race, gender, age.

12. Role of non-governmental organization in promotion of human rights.

13. Concluding remarks and preparation for test.

Requirement for the course is taking a written test and 80% attendence.

Required reading:

Donnelly, Jack. 2003. Universal Human Rights. New York: Cornell University Press. Available from the e-library in Moodle.

Etzioni, Amitai. The Normativity of Human Rights is Sel-Evident. In Human Rights Quarterly. Available at: http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/etzioni/documents/The%20Normativity%20of%20Human%20Rights%20Is%20Self%20Evident.pdf

Valeš, František, Muhič Dizdarevič, Selma 2011. Racism and Related Discriminatory Pracitces in the Czech Republic. Available at: http://cms.horus.be/files/99935/MediaArchive/publications/shadow%20report%202010-11/5.%20Czech%20Rep.pdf