Spring 2018  |  SPPT 5930 Section 001: Selected Topics in Hispanic and Lusophone Cultural Discourse (68087)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
1-3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Tue 02:30PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 317
Enrollment Status:
Open (8 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Cultural discourses in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas. Historical intersections/divergences. Taught in Spanish or Portuguese, and in English when cross-listed. Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq: Reading knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese
Class Description:
The course will examine legal issues in connection with international law and human rights through the study of the legal system and institutions of the Inter-American Human Rights System. The course will involve a review of substantive law, as well as the study of actual cases in selected countries of the region. The class will introduce students to the legal systems of the nations and regions through the study of academic and specialized legal discourse. Topics will be devoted to the human rights movement, the international law of human rights and the international justice system, specifically focus on selected human rights cases. As thus, the course will examine the role of human rights organizations and locally based groups and their connections with international institutions, governments and non-governmental organizations. The course will also provide training in the history and substance of human rights, the Inter-American Human Rights Court and the Inter-American Human Rights Commission. The course will focus on critical readings and discussion of international law, and human rights law in Latin America. Requirements will include preparation of assigned readings, presentation of analytical and comprehensive tasks, class discussions, case studies, exams and a research project. Readings can include a selection of the legal doctrine of international human rights and constitutional law, documents by the human rights movement and materials from selected human rights cases.
Grading:
40% Reports/Papers
40% In-class Presentations
20% Class Participation
Workload:
2 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68087/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
19 December 2008

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