Int'l Human Rights in Practice
SLN #: 28655Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 037
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Sikka
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course aims at providing students with skills and knowledge about international public law institutions as a background to potential employment in the field. Complementing the theoretical focus of International Human Rights Law, this course introduces students to the world’s primary inter-governmental organizations and the ways in which they are involved in international human rights law-making. It is designed as a practical course for students interested in gaining knowledge about how various international agencies are involved in the creation of public international law, and the ways in which they operate on a daily basis. Students will be introduced to international jurisprudence arising from adjudicative bodies related to each organization, and the means by which cases are raised and litigated. In addition, critical perspectives will be brought to bear on the operation and sanction of the various organizations, including their roles in global governance structures that create or maintain inequality between geographic regions and/or marginalized groups.
While providing students with an overview of rights-based documents and jurisprudence, the course will primarily focus on how work is undertaken promoting human rights and rule of law through international organizations, what skills are necessary to undertake such work and how to access job prospects and opportunities for engaging in that work. The course will be worth will combine lecture, discussion, and class exercises as well as invited guest speakers from international rule of law organizations. At the end of the course students will be able to identify the different organizations and the ways in which they interact to form different types of global governance in the human rights arena. Students will also be able to identify particular fields of work and positions within those organizations that may be of interest to them on a professional level.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.