Human rights in the Middle East, Turkey and East Asia

Education facts

Code: ABMRAF

This course provides an introduction to human rights from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. The course starts with a philosophical historical introduction on human rights where some key thinkers and traditions of thought are presented and analyzed. Then the course addresses the emergence of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its historical predecessor, such as the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) and the American Declaration of Independence (1776). The subsequent development of human rights in the form of new declarations and conventions will also be highlighted. Special focus will be on the current human rights challenges with a special emphasis on Turkey, the Middle East and East Asia and the human rights situation in the Islamic and Confucian traditions of thought.

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree in Humanities, Social Sciences or Law. English B/English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Human rights in the Middle East, Turkey and East Asia

  Stockholm University

  Start date: 4 May 2026

  End date: 7 June 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %