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263 sec. 001 - International Human Rights (Spring 2023)
Instructor: Saira Mohamed (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 3
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
W 10:00 AM - 12:40 PM
Location: Law 140
From January 11, 2023
To April 19, 2023
Course End: April 19, 2023
Class Number: 32478
This course is open to 1Ls.
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 42
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 48
As of: 08/24 11:03 PM
This course critically examines the international and domestic laws, actors, and institutions that play a role in the protection of human rights. The course includes discussion of conceptual foundations of human rights; the substantive protections of human rights law and the limits of the law in areas including the death penalty, systematic racism, and freedom of speech; international, regional, and national mechanisms for the interpretation, implementation, and enforcement of human rights, including civil, criminal, and non-legal methods of redress; and challenges to human rights enforcement and strategies for promoting protection of human rights.
Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home examination
Exam Length: 6 hours
Course Category: International and Comparative Law
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Social Justice and Public Interest
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Books:
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- International Human Rights Law and Practice
Ilias Bantekas, Lutz Oette
Edition: 3rd ed., 2020
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108711753
e-Book Available: Yes
e-Book procurement note: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/law/human-rights/international-human-rights-law-and-practice-3rd-edition?format=PB&isbn=9781108711753
Price: $50.99
Price Source: user provided