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Information about procedure for request for grounds and appeal of a written examination - see opposite page.
To students who have taken the HUMR4501/1501 exam on December 7, 2005
Unfortunately, the exam results will be posted on January 13 instead of January 5, as originally scheduled. Reason: delays due to the postal service regarding delivery of students set of answers to the examiner.
We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause you.
Course evaluation:
Please find an evaluation form for this course (opposite page - course evaluation). We appreciate if you could answer all of the questions in this survey, adding as many additional comments as you wish.
Please deliver completed forms to: Bente Kraab?l (1st floor), or the Information Centre (2nd floor), Faculty of Law, Karl Johansgt. 47, Domus Academica building. Or send it to: Bente Kraab?l, University of Oslo, Faculty of Law, P.O. Box 6706 St. Olavs plass, 0130 Oslo. Please deliver the form before January 9, 2006
The purpose of this course evaluation is to attain specific input about the quality of the course. The instructors and administration will examine your opinions to improve any future offerings of this course.
Exam information Please find rules regarding the exam and auxiliary material allowed during the exam (see opposite page, under the heading "exams"
The rules that applies for the exam are very strict, so you are advised to read them carefully!
Prior to lecture on 8 November: Please read the student presentation about China (see opposite page)
(Place: the seminarroom at the Norwegian Centre of Human Rights, NCHR)
Prior to lecture on 3 November: Please read the student presentation about Palestine (see opposite page, under the link "student presentations").
Prior to lecture on 25 October: Please read the student presentation about Indonesia (see opposite page, under the link "student presentations").
Please read the following student presentation (from Patience): Ethnicity Etiopia (see opposite page, under the link "student presentations"). You should read this document prior to lecture on 18 October
Rescheduling
The lecture of today, September 20, was cancelled due to illness. Prof.Nils Butensch?n will postpone the lectures as mentioned below:
- Sept. 27,10.15-12.00:*Political responses I:Theory
- October 11, 10.15-12:*Political responese II:Theory
- Place: Juridisk eksamenssal, DA
Further information about time and place for Butensch?n's lecture concerning case study I: Palestine will be given later.
Re:case studies -You will find instruction regarding the case studies under the link "suggested readings- Case studies" on this web site.
Nils Butensch?n will give his first lecture Tuesday 20 September, not 21 September as stated in the syllabus.
Professor Yash Ghai will give his lecture as originally planned Tuesday 6 September.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR COURSE COMPENDIUM The main compendium for the course should be available at Akademika before the next lecture. The table of contents has been published (see opposite page).
SECOND COMPENDIUM TO BE PRODUCED - A THIRD IS CONSIDERED Unfortunately, Akademika are not yet able to supply students with three of the main books for the course: Fottrell&Bowring (eds.), Suksi (ed.), and Keating&McGarry (eds.).
However, all required readings from these 3 books are available in the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights' library in the Syllabus collection (please ask the librarians for guidance).
Another compendium with required readings from Fottrell&Bowring (chapter 1 by Bowring and ch. 10 by Packer) and Suksi (chapter VI by Hannikainen, ch. VII by Thornberry, ch. XIV by Eide, ch. XVII by Lewis-Anthony) has been ordered. A third compendium with the 3 required chapters from Keating&McGarry (...
The course compendium is not available yet. However, a handout will be made available to students before the first lecture. It can be picked up in the reception at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (9AM - 1530 PM) 18 August or 22 August before the lecture (or at the lecture).
Lecture outline and syllabus are now published (se opposite page)
Correction to the curriculum:
Eriksen, Thomas Hylland, “Nationalism” – Chapter 4 (and not Chapter 6 as stated earlier) in Ethnicity & Nationalism. Anthropological Perspectives, 2nd edition. London: Pluto Press 2002. Pp. 96-120 (25 pp.)