GENL1062 Understanding Human Rights (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.9/5 overall across 13 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
GENL1062 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Law and Justice in School of Law, Society and Criminology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 理解人权
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Law, Society and Criminology
Faculty: Faculty of Law and Justice
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Understanding Human Rights examines the moral and legal foundations of the contemporary human rights discourse. It explores the origins of human rights in Western philosophy and the impact of this on some of the important debates in the discourse, including the charge of Western bias in the international system and the conflict between universalism and cultural relativism.
GENL1062 has 13 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 3.4 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.4 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.3/5).
On Reddit: "I did GENL1062 Understanding human right. There are weekly modules that is basically just a video and text to go through. The only assessments are one short essay, one normal essay (3500 words?) and the modules. It also finishes in week 8 as well. Got a HD in it with minimal eff…"
On Reddit: "I did it during the summer semester, got a high DN. You work though modules every week, it takes a couple of hours to complete. You complete a few assignments which is usually just a 1 page of response. Final report is worth the most. The course is not very hard just a bit heavy…"
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Q: Is GENL1062 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 13 reviews: usefulness 3.4/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches GENL1062, and when is it offered?
A: GENL1062 is taught by the Faculty of Law and Justice. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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