For those who are not familiar with the nuts and bolts of human rights philosophy, who are new to the main ideas or themes being kicked around today, the following resources should help get your feet wet. Especially useful might be the Top 20 page, which gives a rundown on the 20 most influential rights philosophers of all time, including bios, outlines of their main ideas, and links to their works. The Rights Education page is also meant as a resource for committed students and teachers of human rights and ethics, as well as those who simply want to incorporate human rights themes into other activities or classes (such as English, literature, or politics). The page is organized in the following sections: Philosophers History and Overview of Human Rights Rights and Ethics Syllabi on the Web Rights Courses at Universities and Institutes Other Sites for Rights and Ethics Education Philosophers: The Top 20 Brief biographies and online access to the works of the most important human rights philosophers in history. Classic Honorable Mentions This page offers links to some of the other important ethical and moral philosophers, mostly pre- to early-20th century, who aren't mentioned in the Top 20. The Modern Debate This page offers links to a plethora of big names in the current debate on human rights. Note: The following sources lead to offsite web pages, meaning that to return to the RPF, you will need to use your back button. Bookmark us in your favorites just in case! History and Overview of Human Rights Overview of Human Rights (from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) History of Human Rights (from the Universal Rights Network) "A Short History of Human Rights" (from the University of Minnesota) Rights and Ethics Syllabi on the Web (These syllabi are useful not only for course planning for teachers, but for guided self-study as well, with plenty of suggested readings, areas of focus, etc. They also quite often contain a wealth of other resources, such as online texts, etc.) An Index of Rights Syllabi from Yale, Berkeley, etc. (hosted by UC Berkeley) Human Rights Syllabus (from The American University) Human Rights Syllabus (from Boston College) Ethics Syllabus (from Kalamazoo College) Ethics Syllabus (from University of Montevallo) Online Guide to Ethics and Moral Philosophy (from Carnegie Mellon) Ethics Updates Homepage (maintained by L. Hinman at U. of San Diego) Index of Syllabi using Human Rights Dialogue (from the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs) The London University Philosophy Study Guide (pdf) Rights Courses at Universities and Institutes Academy on Human Rights & Humanitarian Law, American University Carr Center for Human Rights Policy (JFK School of Govt., Harvard) Center for Civil and Human Rights, Notre Dame Law School Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria European Master's Degree in Human Rights Human Rights at Harvard Human Rights Center, Berkeley Human Rights Centre, Queen's University School of Law, Belfast Human Rights Centre, University of Essex Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut Human Rights Law Centre (University of Nottingham) Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School Instituto de Derechos Humanos, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid Instituto de Derechos Humanos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid International Institute of Human Rights, René Cassin, Strasbourg MIT Program on Human Rights & Justice Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights, Lund University, Sweden Summer University on Human Rights, Geneva Trinity College Human Rights Program University College London, School of Public Policy (also has program in Legal and Political Theory) University of London Philosophy Program (general philosophy program) University of Minnesota Human Rights Program Other sites for rights and ethics education Amnesty International: Human Rights Education Center for Excellence on Study of Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, & Tolerance, at Chico Human Rights Education Associates Human Rights Resource Center Human Rights Research and Education Centre National Center for Human Rights Education People's Movement for Human Rights Education Teaching Human Rights Online UNHCR