Course

Women and Human Rights

The course literature may be subject to revision.

 

Celorio, Rosa, 2022. Women and international human rights in modern times: a contemporary casebook. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. (347 s.)

Clark, C., Matthew, D., & Burns, V. (2018). Power, privilege and justice: intersectionality as human rights?. The International Journal of Human Rights, 22(1), 108-126.

Crenshaw, K. ,1991. “Mapping the margins: intersectionality, identity politics, and violence against women of color.” Stanford Law Review 43, 1241-1299. (58 s) Tillgänglig fritt online: www.racialequitytools.org

Duffy, S. (2021). Contested Subjects of Human Rights: Trans‐and Gender‐Variant Subjects of International Human Rights Law. The Modern Law Review, 84(5), 1041-1065.

Holtmaat, R. (2013). The CEDAW: a holistic approach to women’s equality and freedom. in Women’s human rights: CEDAW in international, regional and national law av Hellum,  Anna & Sinding, Henriette (red.) 95-123

Möser, C. (2022). The scandal of women’s emancipation. femonationalism, right-wing sexual politics, and anti-feminism. Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, 29(4), 1544-1565.

Nussbaum, Martha C. 2016. Progress and Women’s Human Rights  Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 38, Number 3, pp. 589-622 (circa 30p)

Nussbaum, Martha C. 2018. Women’s Human Rights: From Progress to Transformation, An Intersectional Response to Martha Nussbaum  Shreya Atrey, Human Rights Quarterly 40 pp. 859–904

Artiklar och rättsfall kan tillkomma.

Literature last revised on October 30, 2023.

The schedule is available at the latest one month before the course starts. We do not recommend that you print the schedule as some changes may happen.

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Grades

A = Excellent, B = Very good, C = Good, D = Satisfactory, E = Sufficient, Fx = Insufficient, F = Insufficient

Examination Format

  • Papers
  • Take-home examination

Grundläggande behörighet.
Mänskliga rättigheter 15 hp.

  • Completion of a course requires a minimum of 80% attendance at lectures and 100% attendance at seminars/group work and other assignments. Absence beyond that can be compensated by supplementing assignment(s) if the instructor finds it possible. In case of an absence of 50% or more, the course is considered as interrupted, even if assignments have been completed.
  • Students have the opportunity to take the exam according to the original course syllabus within two years after the course. If there are special reasons, such a re-examination can also take place later. Normally, teaching is not given according to an older syllabus. The possibility of exemption shall be decided by the president or vice president.
  • If a student due to disability has a decision from the EHS on special pedagogical support, the examiner shall, if necessary, adapt the examination and conduct the examination in an alternative way.

Established by The College of Human Rights at Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm on December 7, 2015.

Last revised on December 7, 2020.