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This course analyzes the international anddomestic laws and institutions that protect the fundamental rights of all humanbeings. The course also describes and evaluates the principal mechanisms andstrategies for holding governments accountable for violating those rights.
Students engage with thought-provoking issues thatarise at the intersection of human dignity, state sovereignty, and internationaljustice. Cutting-edge topics include:genocide and humanitarian intervention, the right to life and capitalpunishment, the right to health and HIV-AIDS, counterterrorism, and LGBT rights. Students also learn about the international, regional and national mechanisms formonitoring government conduct and redressing violations of human rights, suchas United Nations political and expert bodies, international courts, domesticcriminal prosecutions, and truth commissions.
Overview
Syllabus
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Week 1 – What are human rights?
Week 2 – Which human rights are protected in international law?
Week 3 – How are human rights implemented and enforced? – Global Mechanisms
Week 4 – How are human rights implemented and enforced? – Regional Mechanisms
Week 5 – How are human rights implemented and enforced? – National Mechanisms
Week 6 – What are some current and future human rights challenges?
