Short Courses 2011-2012
Fee: €230 for 10 weeks Time/Dates: Tuesday 7-9pm, 24th January to 27th March Venue: Western Gateway Building, Room G15 Lecturer: Mr Anthony Angelini, Centre for Adult Continuing Education, UCC
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Introduction, the development of Human Rights Theory
2.
The United Nations: from inception to present day
3.
The roots of conflict in society
4.
Genocide and the Genocide Convention
5.
Humanitarian intervention – a contradiction in terms?
6.
Blackhawk down – Somalia and Africa’s world war
7.
Iraq, Afghanistan and the Theory of Just War
8.
From slavery to presidency: the struggle against racism
9.
Gandhi and the history of nonviolent action
A Lasting Peace – The Struggle to Reconcile A Conflicted World This course will examine the processes that drive conflict and human rights abuses and the methods used to resolve them. Specific case studies and current events will be investigated and contrasted to detect any underlying patterns. The development of a global human rights consciousness and its ongoing role in reducing conflict will also be discussed.
development of a global human rights consciousness and its ongoing role in reducing conflict
10. The road to forgiveness: post conflict reconciliation and development
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