The module will be delivered by a series of workshops spread over an intensive 3 day programme (this will contribute to 21 hours of contact time). The intention is to deliver information and explain the context of the material under examination in lecture format with discussion points built in to the lecture material. Following the face-to-face workshops, learners will undertake additional work, via e-learning, over a 6 week period. This will contribute to a further 50 hours of study. This will consist of interactive tasks via Blackboard and tutorial support. 229 hours are to be used in self-directed study assisted by a detailed module handbook and Blackboard material. Self-directed study will include preparation for assessment work.

Bajoria, J. (2011) The Dilemma of Humanitarian Intervention, Council on Foreign Relations, available @ http://www.cfr.org/human-rights/dilemma-humanitarian-intervention/p16524
Van Gennip, J. (2004) Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development: The Challenge in Iraq and Afghanistan, 161 EC 04 E, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, available @ http://www.nato-pa.int/Default.asp?SHORTCUT=492
Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Afghanistan: Rebuilding Afghanistan: The US Role, Stanford University, available @ http://www.stanford.edu/class/intnlrel193/readings/week6/afghan.html
M. Haas (2008) International Human Rights: A Comprehensive Introduction, London: Routledge.
N.J. Wheeler (2000) Saving Strangers, Oxford University Press.
A.J. Bellamy (2009) Responsibility to Protect, Polity Press.
M. A. Hill (2011) Democracy Promotion and Conflict-Based Reconstruction: The United States & Democratic Consolidation in Bosnia, Afghanistan & Iraq, London: Routledge.

University Library e-brary resources
Blackboard
Internet Access
Hard copy textbooks to be supplied by FACT

To undertake this module, learners must be employed within the British Armed Forces and would normally hold an undergraduate award or equivalent. Learners should also have attended the relevant 3 day attendance training event as part of the University's Tri-Services Short Course Programme.

An ESSAY of 2,000 WORDS weighted at 40%. Learning Outcomes 1 & 4
A PORTFOLIO of 3500 WORDS weighted at 60% Learning Outcomes 1-4

The essay and portfolio will provide the opportunity to demonstrate all four learning outcomes through a focused question that in each case will require knowledge of the practical implications of the subject matter at hand. The essay will require you to demonstrate the reading of relevant texts and the use of other appropriate materials to develop an analysis of the relevant issue. The essay will also require you to write clearly and analytically about the issues raised in the essay question relevant to your working practice.

The course will explore three related areas of international political significance. The idea of human rights has serious implications for international society as it conflicts with the traditional idea of the sovereignty of the nation state. In addition, the nature of human rights is subject to extensive political debate. Humanitarian intervention involves the external use of force to protect vulnerable individuals and groups and can be grounded against infringements of human rights. The course will compare examples of humanitarian intervention with other types of military intervention, and will give consideration to post-conflict nation-building and reconstruction with a focus on the issues of rights and democracy.

The human rights component examines both the philosophical origins of the concept of human rights, and the practical political aspects of international concern with human rights. It begins with an investigation of the philosophical underpinnings of the concept of human rights, including the idea of universality, the distinction between civil/political rights and social/economic rights, and cultural relativity. The course then explores international law relating to human rights such as the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights, and practical debates around human rights in the new world order.

The issue of humanitarian intervention is introduced as one of the mechanisms for the protection of human rights. It is explored initially in relation to the role of the United Nations and the constraints of its charter. The course then considers the political dynamics of reaching consensus on intervention and the inconsistency of the international community's responses to the problem. The course will also consider case examples of intervention (or indeed non-intervention). The concept of humanitarian intervention also requires a brief investigation of other forms of military intervention in order to understand the specific nature of involvement under the Right to Protect.

The course will also investigate some of the issues relating to post-conflict reconstruction and rights, including democratic nation-building. It will explore the development of the foundations for security, justice, and governance, as well as the re-building of social and economic relationships. Case studies will be critically assessed, including some of the following: Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and (potentially) Syria.