Human Rights in Global Perspective

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! Armed conflict invariably threatens the human rights of very many people. In this episode, Lachlan and Nin discuss just war theory - the branch of moral philosophy devoted to debating and understanding the ethics of war - and how it connects to some important claims about human rights. You can find study notes for this episode, here . For student read...

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin consider a range of feminist critiques of human rights. This episode also features a conversation with Chantal Bourgault Du Coudray - Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies at UWA. You can find study notes for this episode, here . For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here . The music in this...

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin consider the challenge to human rights posed by cultural relativism. This episode also features a conversation with Michael Rubin - Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UWA. You can find study notes for this episode, here . For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here . The music in this e...

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin consider the relationship between human rights and cultural diversity; how to make sense of human rights as claims of universal application in the face of deep and sincere inter-cultural disagreement. Note that this podcast contains an extended discussion of the practice of female genital mutilation, which some listene...

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin consider whether there could possibly be a human right to democracy, and how this relates to important issues around personal integrity and cultural difference. You can find study notes for this episode, here . For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here . The music in this episode is the...

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin examine socioeconomic rights and the surprisingly deep controversy that surrounds them. You can find study notes for this episode, here . For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here . The music in this episode is the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, played by William McColl and the University of...

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin consider the global politics of human rights; the complex interplay between the interests of states on the one hand, and the ideals of human dignity and equality on the other. The episode also features a conversation with Ky Gentry, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Western Australia...

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin ask: what does the international law of Human Rights look like? Is there any way in which we might feasibly hope to improve it? This episode features a conversation with Murray Wesson - Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Australia. You can find study notes for this episode, here . For student readi...

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin ask: what are human rights? What, exactly, do we mean when we say that there's a human right to x, or that someone's human right to y has been violated? The episode also features a conversation with Nicholas Southwood and Christian Barry from the Australian National University about their paper 'What is Special About H...

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin ask: where did our modern ideas about human rights come from? The episode also features a conversation with Ethan Blue, Associate Professor of History from the University of Western Australia. You can find study notes for this episode, here . For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here ....

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! In this episode, Lachlan and Nin discuss a fascinating argument from Peter Singer concerning global poverty, and introduce some essential critical thinking techniques. You can find study notes for this episode, here . For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here . The music in this episode is the Mozart Clarinet Concerto,...

Welcome to Human Rights in Global Perspective! Armed conflict invariably threatens the human rights of very many people. In this episode, Lachlan and Nin discuss just war theory - the branch of moral philosophy devoted to debating and understanding the ethics of war - and how it connects to some important claims about human rights. You can find study notes for this episode, here . For student read...