Int'l Human Rights
SLN #: 18243Course Prefix: LAW-709
Course Section: 1001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Scheffer
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
By the end of this course, students will have been exposed to a large body of fundamental principles and precedents in international human rights law with a historical perspective of their development, particularly since the end of World War I. A focus of the course is the evolution of human rights principles and law and how to understand their content and interpretation, with a focus on contemporary issues, crises, and debates. The course will cover both civil and political rights (such as rights to a fair trial and to be free from torture, summary execution, arbitrary arrest and detention, and discrimination), as well economic, social, and cultural rights (such as rights to housing and health care). Students will study the primary legal instruments, institutions and processes for the implementation and enforcement of such rights: UN treaty-based and Charter-based bodies, regional human rights courts and commissions, domestic implementation through legislative and judicial mechanisms, as well as through inter-governmental diplomacy, reporting, and mobilization by non-governmental organizations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 14
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Teaching Method: In Person
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.