Fall 2018  |  GLOS 3401W Section 001: International Human Rights Law (18193)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Wed, Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 155
Enrollment Status:
Closed (29 of 29 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Issues, procedures, advocacy strategies regarding promotion/protection of international human rights. Students analyze recent case studies of human rights violations in light of evolving laws, enforcement mechanisms. prereq: [3145, 3144] or instr consent
Class Notes:
FFI - http://classinfo.umn.edu/?freyx001+GLOS3401W+Fall2018
Class Description:
International Human Rights law is designed to introduce students to issues, procedures and advocacy strategies involved in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. The class encourages students to analyze case situations and to evaluate the most effective methods to prevent human rights violations. Because of the evolving nature of the laws and issues in this field, students can participate as strategists and investigators on human rights issues. The instructor, Barbara Frey, is a lawyer and human rights activist.
Learning Objectives:
  • -the spectrum of international human rights laws, norms and practice, and a basic understanding of international humanitarian law;
    -procedures used to protect human rights including United Nations political bodies and special procedures, UN treaty bodies, UN specialized agencies, peacekeeping operations, and international criminal tribunals;
    • -current human rights issues in the United States, including accountability for torture, limits on freedom of expression, and discriminatory laws and practices;
    -the tension between the concepts of universality and cult ural relativism in promoting human rights; andcurrent research on the causes of human rights violations.
    Grading:
    25% Midterm Exam
    30% Final Exam
    30% Reports/Papers
    15% Class Participation
    Exam Format:
    In class, short answer and essay.
    Class Format:
    50% Lecture
    25% Discussion
    25% Other Style guest speaker, debates and other exercises
    Workload:
    60 Pages Reading Per Week
    10 Pages Writing Per Term
    2 Exam(s)
    1 Paper(s)
    Textbooks:
    https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18193/1189
    Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
    5 April 2018

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