The course will involve examination of the various theories of Human Rights; like the natural law, the divine law and the human law theories. It will also look at the justifications of the natural law theory, conventional law theory, legal law theory, contractual theories etc. Among others, the sociological theory, the idealist theory, the economic theory, the modern-realist theory, the historical theory and the positivist theory will also be examined
1. Philosophical tools and the study of Human rights2. Philosophical approaches to the study of society evolution3. Between theory and practice of human rights4. Classical theories of human rights5. Modern theories of human rights6. Postmodern theories of Human rights7. Contemporary theories of human rights