295.5H sec. 001 - International Human Rights Law Clinic (Fall 2022)
Instructor: Roxanna Altholz (view instructor's profile)
Instructor: Laurel E. Fletcher (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 4 - 6
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Course End: December 07, 2022
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 11
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 11
As of: 02/17 06:39 AM
The International Human Rights Law Clinic allows students to design and implement creative solutions to advance the global struggle for the protection of human rights. Students are assigned to work on innovative human rights projects on behalf of individuals and marginalized communities that have been the targets of repression and violence. Clinic students prepare and conduct litigation before national and international judicial forums concerning human rights violations. They also engage in interdisciplinary empirical studies of the impact of human rights abuses--research that aims to achieve policy outcomes. Clinic projects frequently involve policy analysis and the drafting of statutes and standards to govern the conduct of state and non-state actors. Students enrolled in the clinic also take a seminar course that provides a forum for exploring the links between legal theory and their cases and projects.
Please visit a href=https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/clinics/international-human-rights-law-clinic/ https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/clinics/international-human-rights-law-clinic//a for more information on the work of the IHRLC.
Enrollment in the Clinic (4 units per semester) and Seminar (2 units) is by permission. Because of project demands, Clinic students may not enroll concurrently in another clinic or field placement.
Attendance at the first two weeks of class sessions is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present during the first two weeks of class (without prior permission of the instructor) may be dropped without notice. The instructor can continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to risk being dropped without notice.
Prerequisites:
While it is not a requirement, it is recommended that students take an international law class prior to taking this course.
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Requirements Satisfaction:
Work in the clinic may satisfy Option 2 of the J.D. writing requirement with instructor approval. In order to satisfy Option 2, clinic students must complete a paper or series of written work that comprises 30 or more pages. Students who wish to satisfy the writing requirement must get instructor approval and submit their draft for comment and revision.
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Exam Notes: (None) Class requires a series of papers, assignments, or presentations throughout the semester
Course Category: Clinics
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
International and Comparative Law
Social Justice and Public Interest
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