Approach to human rights in the law degree at a paraguayan university

Abstract

The general objective of this research is to analyze the curricular inclusion of human rights education in the Law degree of the National University of the East, in the academic project of the year 2020. It is a qualitative work, case design, documentary type. As a data collection instrument was used a documentary observation guide in order to identify the content referring to human rights contained in the study programs, considering the following categories of analysis: definitions related to human rights; human rights principles and issues related to human rights. The results show that, in most study programs of proffessional subjects, the approach to human rights-related content is incipient, with a predominant focus on definitions, while in-depth exploration of principles and issues is limited. These findings lead to the conclusion that teaching follows an academic tradition, prioritizing theoretical content and excluding a more realistic perspective. This highlights the urgent need to integrate human rights education into the education system, promoting the participation of all sectors of society.