アジア太平洋地域の大学院における人権研究・教育の動向 : 国際人権修士プログラムの意義

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The prominent change in higher education in post war era is the growing number of post graduate programs worldwide that provide education and research opportunities in the area of human rights. Asia-Pacific region is not an exception. Reflecting the increasing demand for practical and theoretical knowledge and skills in human rights, international masters programs in human rights are offered both as LL.M programs and as interdisciplinary programs. Such programs attracts students with different national, ethnic, religious, and occupational backgrounds region-wide, and they contribute in enhancing multi-cultural and multi-sectoral discussions on human rights, which may later be contributing in the establishment of regional human rights standards and protection mechanism. In Japan, although human rights have been incorporated into curriculum in many universities in response to the rising anti-discrimination movement since 1960's, they are usually offered as single courses and not systematically organized into programs. In this light, this article examines current status of the graduate studies in the Asia-Pacific region that leads to master's degrees in human rights, which will contribute to the reform of teaching of human rights in Japanese universities
兵庫県立大学の論文
2007-02-28