COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

International Human Rights Survey
Prof. Eric Blumenson
2 credits day; 2 credits evening.

This is an introduction to human rights law and its enforcement mechanisms. The course will include the study of: (1) the international laws that enumerate and protect civil rights; economic and social rights; rights against racial, ethnic, religious and gender discrimination; and rights to self-determination. (2) The development and contemporary functioning of human rights institutions and their processes. (3) The relation of human rights law to the humanitarian laws of war and the prosecution of international war crimes. (4) The legitimacy and enforceability of human rights laws, with particular attention to challenges lodged on cultural relativist and state sovereignty grounds. The course will study these issues in the context of concrete cases and conflicts. It will also introduce those areas of international law necessary to an understanding of human rights.

Enrollment is limited: 20   Elective Course   On List of Recommended Perspectives Courses   Meets International Law Concentration Requirements   Final Exam Required   LLM Course

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