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NOTE: Course offerings change. Classes offered this semester may not be offered in future semesters.283H sec. 1 - International Human Rights Law Clinic Seminar (Spring 2011)
Instructor: Allison Davenport (view instructor's profile)
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Units: 2
Meeting Time: W 3:35-5:25
Meeting Location: 112
Course Start: January 12, 2011
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49964
This seminar functions as the companion course for the International Human Rights Law Clinic. It provides training on substantive human rights norms, exposes students to the various types of human rights work (monitoring, litigation, policy, legislation, research, etc.), encourages student to think critically about the goals and trade-offs of human rights methodologies in the context of strengths and limitations of the human rights movement, offers a structured context in which to reflect on the lawyering process, and provides students with the opportunity through student-led class sessions to present aspects of casework for group feedback and discussion (e.g. ethical problems, presentations, written advocacy, etc.).
For more information about the International Human Rights Law Clinic program, please visit http://www.law.berkeley.edu/6141.htm.
This course satisfies the Professional Responsibility Requirement.
Course Category: Clinicals
This course is cross-listed in the following categories:
International and Comparative Law
Social Justice and Public Interest
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