7. A Human Right to Democracy? (2024)

11. Human Rights and Armed Conflict (2024)

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. Notes for students are available, here [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/619vd1nrd48ty5ldiomoq/Human-Rights-and-Armed-Conflict.pdf?rlkey=mfen2nujmmjqxkwf1jxuhnmub&dl=0]. For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here [http://humanrightsinglobalperspective.com]. The music in this episode is the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, played by William McColl and the University of Washington Symphony, conducted by Abraham Kaplan. Available here [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_-_Clarinet_Concerto_-_2._Adagio.ogg], and used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License.

10. Human Rights – A Feminist Perspective

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 learn more about Chantal here [https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/chantal-bourgault-du-coudray]. Notes for students are available, here [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n3vu87k1jvy2jtvvzx7yd/Human-Rights-A-Feminist-Perspective.pdf?rlkey=cy0zlkou6bneo5pidh13c6bia&dl=0]. For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here [http://humanrightsinglobalperspective.com]. The music in this episode is the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, played by William McColl and the University of Washington Symphony, conducted by Abraham Kaplan. Available here [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_-_Clarinet_Concerto_-_2._Adagio.ogg], and used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License.

9. Human Rights and Cultural Relativism (2024)

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 learn more about Michael here [https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/michael-rubin]. You can find study notes for this episode, here [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0w88fy5bbfcuz6fdkhysq/Human-Rights-and-Cultural-Relativism.pdf?rlkey=z3je4trd5sannohv07dzdcgrp&dl=0]. For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here [http://humanrightsinglobalperspective.com]. The music in this episode is the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, played by William McColl and the University of Washington Symphony, conducted by Abraham Kaplan. Available here [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_-_Clarinet_Concerto_-_2._Adagio.ogg], and used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License.

8. Human Rights and Cultural Diversity (2024)

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 listeners may find confronting. You can find study notes for this episode, here [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zexifu0cj3l8hpun0cu0a/8-Human-Rights-and-Cultural-Diversity.pdf?rlkey=edtlyqf6j5tanrj627ajh6jxq&dl=0]. For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here [http://humanrightsinglobalperspective.com]. The music in this episode is the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, played by William McColl and the University of Washington Symphony, conducted by Abraham Kaplan. Available here [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_-_Clarinet_Concerto_-_2._Adagio.ogg], and used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License.

7. A Human Right to Democracy? (2024)

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 [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cr4hrgx7xeua1jv7uli8t/7-A-Human-Right-to-Democracy.pdf?rlkey=ociok9plep8n8xnf6nqzlo9wt&dl=0]. For student readings, and other resources, you can visit our website, here [http://humanrightsinglobalperspective.com]. The music in this episode is the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, played by William McColl and the University of Washington Symphony, conducted by Abraham Kaplan. Available here [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_-_Clarinet_Concerto_-_2._Adagio.ogg], and used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License.