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Spring 2023
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LAW311
R INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
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Course Description
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This course will examine the substantial body of human rights law that has emerged in the last seventy years, following the foundational 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It will cover international and regional human rights treaties, organizations, and bodies, including courts and tribunals. It will also look at implementation in practice and domestic application of international law. The format of the course is lectures with seminar style components and class exercises to facilitate analysis of human rights issues.
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Course Schedule
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01-17-2023 - 04-24-2023
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WF
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11:00 AM-12:20 PM
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E352
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Course Frequency
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This course is usually offered once every academic year
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Course Information
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Credits:
3
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Pass/Fail Option:
No
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Prerequisite:
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Grading:
Graded
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Method of Evaluation:
Short paper, class presentation, final exam
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Graduation Requirements Fulfilled By Course:
General
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Special Attributes:
1L Elective
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Course Delivery:
Residential
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Special Restrictions:
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Law Track(s):
International & Comparative Law
- Specialized
Social Justice
- Specialized
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Bar Subject(s):
None
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Concentration(s):
Immigration, Asylum, and Citizenship Law Area of Focus (Area of Focus)
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Social Justice & Public Interest (Area of Focus)
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Social Justice & Public Interest (Concentration)
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Course Book(s):
Textbook Required:
Yes
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Textbook Name: International Human Rights Law
Textbook Type: Paperback
Requirement: Required
Author: Douglas Lee Donoho, James Wilets
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Edition: no
ISBN: 9781531003890
Additional Materials:
n/a
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First Class Assignment(s):
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Assignment:
Historical Background and Emergence of the International Human Rights System
• Donoho, Ch.1, Section B.1-B2, B4 (pp. 1-5, 10-12).
• Donoho, Ch. 3, Section B (pp. 50-60).
• Kathryn Sikkink, Latin American Countries as Norm Protagonists of the Idea of International Human Rights, 20 GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 389 (2014) (start reading from “Historical Background”), https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Latin+American+countries+as+norm+protagonists+of+the+idea+of...-a0380524473.
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights, http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf
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