International Human Rights

International Human Rights - Professor Kathleen Maloney

• Course Number: LAW-580
• Course Type: Highly Specialized
• Credits: 3
• Enrollment Limit: Determined by the Registrar
• Description: This class analyzes international human rights with an emphasis on their historical evolution, philosophical principles, substantive content, and the procedural and institutional means for their enforcement. The course focuses on the global, regional, and domestic legal frameworks for protecting human rights, including providing redress for their violation. The format of this class is primarily a seminar with a focus on class discussion.
• Prerequisite: none
• Evaluation Method: Regular and robust class participation, weekly submissions on the class TWEN discussion forum, and final presentation.
• Capstone: no
• WIE: no