history of human rights course
This course traces human rights history from Magna Carta to modern challenges like digital privacy and climate litigation. Tailored for public law professionals, it connects landmark cases, global systems, and doctrines to practical strategies for robust rights-based advocacy in Botswana contexts.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
Discover the evolution of human rights from ancient origins to contemporary UN treaties, including Enlightenment ideas, key revolutions, and 20th-century global frameworks. Examine regional mechanisms, pivotal court decisions, and developing principles, then apply them to pressing issues such as surveillance, climate disputes, migration, and discrimination using practical research techniques and case-driven methods for persuasive legal arguments.
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Develop skills
- Master rights doctrines by applying civil, political, and social rights in public law contexts.
- Utilise comparative case law from ECHR, Inter-American, and African systems effectively.
- Build stronger legal briefs integrating historical context, travaux préparatoires, and precedent mapping.
- Litigate emerging issues by framing privacy, climate, and migration claims for courts.
- Conduct professional research to quickly find, cite, and organise key human rights sources.
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