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Dr. Anja Mihir introduces the field of human rights, including current and historical perspectives on responsibility and enforcement. She explains that research and knowledge in the field is changing rapidly due to new communication technologies, as well as new topics like climate change and cyber crime.
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Chapter 1: What Does the Topic of Human Rights Mean to You, or How Would You Explain it to Your Students?
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Chapter 2: What Are the Political Implications of Enshrining Human Rights at the International Level?
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Chapter 3: How Has the Increased Mobility of People and Knowledge Changed the Way Institutions and Mechanisms Implement and Enforce Human Rights?
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Chapter 4: How Has Social Media Impacted the Field of Human Rights?
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Chapter 5: Can Violation of Human Rights Provide a Justification for Military Intervention?
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Chapter 6: What First Inspired You to Start Research in the Field of Human Rights?
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Chapter 7: What Key Thinkers and Theories Have Most Inspired You?
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Chapter 8: How Has the Field of Human Rights Changed in Recent Years, and What Developments Do You Consider Most Significant?
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Chapter 9: What New Research Directions do You Find Most Exciting, and Where Would You Like to Take Your Own Research?
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Chapter 10: What Are the Major Academic Debates in Human Rights? What Are the Principal Areas of Contention, and Why?
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Chapter 11: How Important Are Research Methodology and Methods For a Rigorous Analysis of Human Rights? What Are the Key Research Methods That You Employ?
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Chapter 12: Can You Provide Any Examples of Key Research in the Field of Human Rights That Have Had a Direct Impact on Policy or the Work of Practitioners Outside of Academia, and What Changed as a Result?
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Chapter 13: If a Student Could Read One Book, Journal Paper, or Bulletin on Human Rights to Inspire and Motivate Them, What Would it Be, and Why?
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Chapter 14: What Would You Identify as the Key Challenges of a Course in Human Rights for Students, and What Strategies Would You Advise to Counter These Challenges?
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Chapter 15: How Do You Think About the Public Impact of Your Own Research, and How Do You Assess the Contribution of Human Rights Research to Society?
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Chapter 16: What Does The Future Hold for the Field of Human Rights?
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