GLOS 5900 is also offered in Fall 2024
GLOS 5900 is also offered in Fall 2022
GLOS 5900 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2021 | GLOS 5900 Section 001: Topics in Global Studies -- Poverty and Human Rights (35293)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 2 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 12 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- Instructor Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- jr or sr or grad student
- Meets With:
LAW 6879 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Walter F. Mondale Hall 3
- Enrollment Status:
Closed (8 of 8 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Proseminar. Selected issues in global studies. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- Permission required. Topic description: "This course focuses on how the international human rights legal framework addresses the symptoms and causes of systemic poverty with an emphasis on the practical application of those norms to real-life situations. We will explore what a rights-based approach to poverty eradication means for governments and other development actors and learn how communities and advocates are leveraging human rights law to combat poverty in a variety of contexts. The class will consider a wide range of topics spanning domestic and global poverty; urban and rural contexts; the gendered dimensions of poverty; environmental justice; privatization of public services; threats to the rights to food, water, education, and housing; collective rights of indigenous peoples and peasants; the situation of human rights defenders; and reparations. Students will study primary documents and interact with practitioners working in the U.S. and abroad on litigation, policy advocacy, mobilization, and governance. The coursework consists of simulated advocacy and advisory reports. Students will finish the seminar equipped to bring a working knowledge of the international human rights system to their future roles. "
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35293/1219
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2021 Global Studies Classes