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Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: A Human Rights Context for Global Justice

1.1: The Development of Human Rights: A Brief History

1.2: Universal vs. Relative Rights

1.3: Individual vs. Collective Rights

1.4: Civil and Political Rights vs. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

1.5: Justice and Human Rights

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Origins of the Contemporary Justice and Rights Discourse

2.1: Grotius and Natural Right

2.2: Hume and Utility

2.3: Kantian Idealism

2.4: The Legitimacy and Authority of International Law

2.5: The State of Nature among Sovereigns

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Political Theory and Global Justice

3.1: Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism

3.2: Obligation and the Relevance of Global Distributive Justice

3.3: Ethics and the Economic Aspects of Global Distributive Justice

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Empowerment, Agency, and Global Justice: Revisiting the Universal-Relative Debate

4.1: Empowerment, Agency, and Distributive Justice

4.2: Child Brides

4.3: Child Soldiers

4.4: Resource Scarcity and Competition

4.5: Who Gets the Leftovers: Environmental Racism, Degradation, and Waste

Unit 4 Current Events Exercise

Unit 5: Resolving Conflicting Claims for Justice: Revisiting the Individual-Collective Debate

5.1: Individuals, Communities, and the Pursuit of Justice

5.2: Gender and Sexuality: Female Genital Mutilation

5.3: Gender and Sexuality: Sexual Orientation

5.4: Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity: The Identity Bridge between Individuals and Communities

5.5: Self-Determination and Sovereignty

5.6: Genocide

Unit 5 Current Events Exercise

Unit 6: Participation, Rights, Needs, and Global Justice: Revisiting Civil, Political and Economic, Social, Cultural Rights Debate

6.1: What Does "Think Globally, Act Locally" Mean for Global Justice?

6.2: Socioeconomic Class

6.3: Contemporary Slavery and Consumerism

Unit 6 Current Events Exercise

Unit 7: Final Considerations: Are Global and Justice Compatible In Theory and Practice?

7.1: Revisiting the Western/Non-Western Discourse

7.2: The Compatibility of Global and Justice

Study Guide

Course Feedback Survey

Certificate Final Exam

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