# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- understand the historical growth of the idea of human rights
- demonstrate an awareness of the international context of human rights
- demonstrate an awareness of the position of human rights in the UK prior to 1998
- understand the importance of the Human Rights Act 1998
- analyse and evaluate concepts and ideas.

OpenLearn - Human rights and law
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