THE PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN RIGHTS: THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE

The course is held in presence unless the epidemiologic condition does not allow it.

Basic concepts of political theory

Attendance is mandatory as per course rules. Only 25% absences will be tolerated.

1. Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M., “The Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. An Overview”, in Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Oxford: 2015, p.1-23. 2. Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M., “The Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. An Overview”, in Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Oxford: 2015, p.1-23. 3. Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M., “The Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. An Overview”, in Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Oxford: 2015, p.1-23. 4. Raz, Joseph, “Human Rights Without Foundations”, The Philosophy of International Law (henceforth PIL), OUP, 2010: 321-337. 5. Buchanan, A. "Why International Legal Human Rights? “The Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. An Overview”, in Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Oxford: 2015, p.244-262. 6. Waldron, J., "Is Dignity the Foundation of Human Rights?" in Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Oxford: 2015, p.117-137. 7. Simmons, J. "Human Rights, Natural Rights, Human Dignity" in Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Oxford: 2015, p.138-152. 8. Cristiano, Thomas “Self-Determination and the Human Right to Democracy” in Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Oxford: 2015, p.459-480. 9. Peter, Fabienne, “A Human Rights to Democracy?”, in Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Oxford: 2015, p.481-491. 10. Buchanan, Allen, “The Egalitarianism of Human Rights”, Ethics, Vol. 120, No. 4 (July 2010), pp. 679-710. 11. Li, Xiarong “Asian Values and the Universality of Human Rights” PHR, p.397-408 12. An-Nai’im, Abdullahi A., “Human Rights in the Muslim World”, PHR, p.315-334 13. Held, Virginia Care and Human Rights? in Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Oxford: 2015, p.624-641 14. Mendus, Susan Care and Human Rights. A Reply to Virginia Held, in Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Oxford: 2015, p.642-652 15. “The Responsibility to Protect”, available on line (http://responsibilitytoprotect.org/ICISS%20Report.pdf). In particular p. 1-28. 16. “The Responsibility to Protect”, available on line (http://responsibilitytoprotect.org/ICISS%20Report.pdf). In particular p. 29-55. 17) April 23 Bellamy, Alex “Responsibility to Protect or Trojan Horse? The Crisis in Darfur and Humanitarian Intervention after Iraq” (Ethics & International Affairs, 19(2), 31-54. doi:10.1111/j.1747-7093.2005.tb00499.x) 18) Perisic, Petra. “Implications of the Conflicts in Libya and Syria for the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine”, 67 ZBORNIK PFZ 783 (2017): 783-814

Cruft R., Liao S. M., and Renzo M. (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights Oxford Univerity Press 2015 9780199688630 Besson, S. and Tasioulas J. (eds.) The Philosophy of International Law Oxford University Press 2010 9780199208586

Assessment will take place by looking at four aspects of students’ performance: 1) Participation in class, 2) Presentation, 3) Final paper, 4) Final exam Grade Weights: Participation in class: 25% Presentation: 25% Final paper: 25% Final exam: 25%

1) Describe the three main approaches to the philosophical foundation of human rights

2) Describe and comment on the argument of one of the papers studied during the seminar. Students may pick among topics that were neither object of their in class presentation nor of their term paper