This unit will introduce students to UN international declaration, conventions and covenants on human rights. It will consider the objectives of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 2006 and evaluate its success to date in achieving those objectives; it will identify the development of human rights and the rights-based approach to development including a Christian worldview; Students will engage in the analysis of equality, diversity and inclusion legislation and the interplay of this in society. Students will explore key legislation regarding human rights, equality and anti-discrimination. It will also cover the use of power, politics and the place of civil society in the governance of human rights Topics: + Introduction – Rights and a Christian Worldview + Approaches to the application of human rights + Reading legislation + The Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 2006 and its impact + Equality, diversity and inclusion legislation + Analysis of the ability of certain groups of people in the community to access their rights in daily life, in particular, young people, Indigenous people and women + Human rights and development + The implementation and maintenance of human rights by government and particularly in human services + The implementation and maintenance of human rights in policing + The implementation and maintenance of human rights in social planning and environmental sustainability