Health, Development and Human Rights

Subject LAWS70279 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 7 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

April, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: The total class time is between 24 and 26 hours.
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Contact

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Subject Overview:

Public health and human development policies and programs are evolving in a context of mixed opportunities and challenges. These are associated with persisting and emerging issues, including HIV/AIDS, economic globalisation, conflicts and natural disasters, widening health disparities among populations, indigenous health gaps, ageing, emerging epidemics, climate change and the widespread movement of people through labour and forced migration.

This subject will be oriented towards finding practical applications to these complex global challenges through a health, development and human rights analysis. Included within this analysis will be the present status of international human rights law as it applies to public health practice in relation to developing countries.

This subject seeks to engage students in a dialogue about the reciprocal interaction between public health, human development and human rights, as well as present tools stakeholders can use to incorporate a health, development and human rights framework into their work.

Objectives:

A student who has successfully completed this subject should understand:

  • The concepts of risk, vulnerability and impact in the context of health, development and human rights
  • The underlying principles and prominent approaches applied to each of the fields of health, development and human rights
  • The health, development and human rights implications of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
  • The reciprocal interaction between health, development and human rights and how these linkages can be analysed and applied in practice
  • How international norms, standards, mechanisms and procedures can be accessed and applied to health, development and human rights
  • A rights-based approach and other tools to health, development and human rights policies, programs and projects
  • Methods applicable to health, development and human rights impact assessment both retrospectively and prospectively
  • The key actions and research required to further the synergy between health, development and human rights.
Assessment:

Take-home examination (100%) (28-31 May)

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Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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