ديمقراطية و حقوق الانسان

MODULE DESCRIPTION FORM

نموذج وصف المادة الدراسية

Module Information معلومات المادة الدراسية
Module Title	Democracy and Human Rights				Module Delivery
Module Type	Complementary				☒ Theory ☒ Lecture ☐ Lab ☐ Tutorial ☐ Practical ☐ Seminar
Module Code	CHPR212
ECTS Credits	4
SWL (hr/sem)	100
Module Leve		UGx11 UGII	Semester of Delivery				4
Administering Department		CHPR	College	COGE
Module Leader	Khaldoon Kadhum		e-mail	E-mail
Module Leader’s Acad. Title		Lecturer	Module Leader’s Qualification				MSc
Module Tutor	Name (if available)		e-mail	E-mail
Peer Reviewer Name		Name	e-mail	E-mail
Scientific Committee Approval Date		01/06/2023	Version Number			1.0

Relation with other Modules

العلاقة مع المواد الدراسية الأخرى

Prerequisite module

None

Semester

Co-requisites module

None

Semester

Module Aims, Learning Outcomes and Indicative Contents

أهداف المادة الدراسية ونتائج التعلم والمحتويات الإرشادية

Module Objectives

أهداف المادة الدراسية

Understand the concept and evolution of human rights.
Explore the perspective of human rights in different religions and divine laws (Judaism, Christianity, Islam).
Examine human rights in medieval, modern, and contemporary eras.
Study the guarantees and protections of human rights at the national level.
Analyze violations of human rights, focusing on the crimes of the Ba'ath Party.
Discuss human rights in the face of new challenges such as terrorism, human trafficking, administrative corruption, and intellectual property.
Examine political systems in terms of power exercise (monocracy, individualism, democracy).
Understand the concept and evolution of democracy.
Identify the characteristics and features of democracy.
Explore different types of democracy (direct, semi-direct, representative democracy).
Discuss the components of a democratic system.

Module Learning Outcomes

مخرجات التعلم للمادة الدراسية

Acquire a comprehensive understanding of the concept and historical development of human rights.
Recognize the intersection of human rights with various religious and divine laws.
Analyze the evolution and progression of human rights in different historical periods.
Understand the mechanisms and guarantees for protecting human rights at the national level.
Evaluate the violations of human rights, specifically examining the crimes committed by the Ba'ath Party.
Assess the challenges posed to human rights in contemporary society, including terrorism, human trafficking, administrative corruption, and intellectual property.
Gain knowledge about different political systems and their exercise of power.
Comprehend the concept and evolution of democracy.
Identify the characteristics and advantages of democratic systems.
Compare and contrast various types of democracy, including direct, semi-direct, and representative democracy.
Develop an understanding of the essential components of a democratic system.

Indicative Contents

المحتويات الإرشادية

Indicative content includes the following.

مفهوم حقوق الإنسان و تطوره ، حقوق الانسان في الاديان و الشرائع السماوية( اليهودية ، المسيحية ، الاسلام)، حقوق الانسان في العصور الوسطى والحديثة والمعاصرة ، ضمانات حقوق الإنسان وحمايتها على الصعيد الوطني،أنتهاكات حقوق الانسان ( جرائم حزب البعث )، حقوق الانسان في ظل تحديات جديدة ( الارهاب ،الاتجار بالبشر، ظاهرة الفساد الإداري ، الملكية الفكرية) ، الأنظمة السياسية من حيث ممارسة السلطة ( المونوقراطية -الفردية- ، الديموقراطية ) ،مفهوم الديمقراطية و تطوره ، خصائص و مميزات الديمقراطية ، أنواع الديمقراطية ( المباشرة ، شبه المباشرة ، الديمقراطية النيابية ) ، مقومات النظام الديمقراطي .

Learning and Teaching Strategies

استراتيجيات التعلم والتعليم

Strategies

The main strategy that will be adopted in delivering this module is to encourage students’ participation in the exercises, while at the same time refining and expanding their critical thinking skills. This will be achieved through classes, interactive tutorials and by considering types of simple experiments involving some sampling activities that are interesting to the students.

Student Workload (SWL)

الحمل الدراسي للطالب محسوب لـ ١٥ اسبوعا

Structured SWL (h/sem)

الحمل الدراسي المنتظم للطالب خلال الفصل

Structured SWL (h/w)

الحمل الدراسي المنتظم للطالب أسبوعيا

Unstructured SWL (h/sem)

الحمل الدراسي غير المنتظم للطالب خلال الفصل

Unstructured SWL (h/w)

الحمل الدراسي غير المنتظم للطالب أسبوعيا

Total SWL (h/sem)

الحمل الدراسي الكلي للطالب خلال الفصل

100

Module Evaluation تقييم المادة الدراسية
As		Time/Number	Weight (Marks)	Week Due	Relevant Learning Outcome
Formative assessment	Quizzes	2	10% (10)	5 and 10	LO #1, #2 and #3
	Assignments	2	20% (20)	2 and 12	LO #3, #4 and #5
	Projects / Lab.	0	10% (10)	Continuous	All
	Report	1	10% (10)	13	LO #4,and #5
Summative assessment	Midterm Exam	1.5hr	10% (10)	7	LO #1 - #4
Summative assessment	Final Exam	2hr	50% (50)	16	All
Total assessment			100% (100 Marks)

Delivery Plan (Weekly Syllabus) المنهاج الاسبوعي النظري
Week	Material Covered
Week 1	Introduction to human rights: Concept and evolution.
Week 2	Human rights in religions and divine laws.
Week 3	Human rights in medieval, modern, and contemporary eras.
Week 4	Guarantees and protections of human rights at the national level.
Week 5	Violations of human rights: The crimes of the Ba'ath Party.
Week 6	Human rights challenges: Terrorism, human trafficking, administrative corruption, intellectual property.
Week 7	Political systems: Exercise of power (monocracy, individualism, democracy).
Week 8	Introduction to democracy: Concept and evolution.
Week 9	Characteristics and features of democracy.
Week 10	Types of democracy: Direct, semi-direct, and representative democracy.
Week 11	Components of a democratic system.
Week 12	Introduction to human rights: Concept and evolution.
Week 13	Human rights in religions and divine laws.
Week 14	Human rights in medieval, modern, and contemporary eras.
Week 15	Guarantees and protections of human rights at the national level.
Week 16	Preparatory week before the final Exam

Delivery Plan (Weekly Lab. Syllabus) المنهاج الاسبوعي للمختبر
Week	Material Covered
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7

Learning and Teaching Resources مصادر التعلم والتدريس
	Text	Available in the Library?
Required Texts	Marks, Stephen P. 2014. Human Rights: A Brief Introduction. Working Paper, Harvard School of Public Health.	No
Recommended Texts	"Democracy: A Very Short Introduction" by Bernard Crick.	No
Websites	https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/23586712/Human%20Rights-A%20Brief%20Introduction%2c%202014%20ed.pdf?sequence=1

Grading Scheme مخطط الدرجات
Group	Grade	التقدير	Marks %	Definition
Success Group (50 - 100)	A - Excellent	امتياز	90 - 100	Outstanding Performance
	B - Very Good	جيد جدا	80 - 89	Above average with some errors
	C - Good	جيد	70 - 79	Sound work with notable errors
	D - Satisfactory	متوسط	60 - 69	Fair but with major shortcomings
	E - Sufficient	مقبول	50 - 59	Work meets minimum criteria
Fail Group (0 – 49)	FX – Fail	راسب (قيد المعالجة)	(45-49)	More work required but credit awarded
Fail Group (0 – 49)	F – Fail	راسب	(0-44)	Considerable amount of work required

Note: Marks Decimal places above or below 0.5 will be rounded to the higher or lower full mark (for example a mark of 54.5 will be rounded to 55, whereas a mark of 54.4 will be rounded to 54. The University has a policy NOT to condone "near-pass fails" so the only adjustment to marks awarded by the original marker(s) will be the automatic rounding outlined above.