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HUMR5134 - The Right to Peace

Course content

Peace and Conflict studies tend to focus on the causes and dynamics of conflict. This course seeks to explore the normative framework and substantive components of a “Right to Peace”. How do we actively create peace?

We begin with a review of the philosophical origins of the right to peace, followed by legal analysis of relevant international instruments. Special lectures address the substantive components of Peace: Sustainable Development, Fair Trade, Environmental Protection, Gender Equality, Non-Discrimination, Governance, Democracy, and Transitional Justice. Particular attention is paid to the role of civil society and non-state actors.

Learning outcomes

• To attain general knowledge of the philosophical origins of the idea of a right to peace, as well as with the debate on its contemporary manifestation in liberal peace theory. To attain general knowledge of the normative framework within international law for the Right to Peace: UN Charter, Preamble, Articles 2, 9, 26.
• To attain knowledge of scope of application of non-discrimination and equality in relation to race and gender.
  To attain general knowledge of the principles of sustainable development, environmental protection, and fair trade in
  relation to peace.
• To attain knowledge of the development of transitional justice and the implementation of accountability measures within transition to peace scenarios.

Admission

You may register for this course if you have admission to one of the Masters programs at The Law Faculty. All applicants must fill the formal prerequisites.

This course is a Masters Level class (in particular PIL, Human Rights, PECOS) open to law and social science students.

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisites

For students studying for the professional degree Master of Laws: Prerequisites for studies as stated in the curriculum for the Law program at The Law Faculty.
Prerequisites for international exchange students: relevant undergraduate studies corresponding to three years at a university level.

Recommended prior knowledge

Prior knowledge of international law and/or human rights is helpful but not required.

Teaching

Lectures.

Teaching takes place throughout the semester.

Exam information

15 pages paper with a maximum of 6000 words to be handed in at the end of the semester.

Language of examination

English.

Assessment and grading

Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .

An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course, including the form of exam used on the course.

Explanations and appeals

Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals

Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes

If a student has submitted a written assignment a second time in the same course s/he can only submit it in a new version. This means that there must be another title and theme, or that the new version must be considerably changed from the first version.

Students who wish to retake the exam in a later semester are not guaranteed that the course is ever repeated with a similar reading list, nor that the exam arrangement will be the same.

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam .

Withdrawing from exams and limits on re-takes

A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.

Exam options for students with special needs

Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation of this course

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. As a student at the University of Oslo you will therefore be asked to participate in various types of evaluation of our courses, facilities and services. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, in-depth evaluation of this course, a so called "periodic evaluation".

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