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| Course ID: | INTL 4620. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Rights | Course
Description: | Definitions of human rights, comparing universal and culturally
contingent perspectives. Sources of violation of human rights,
the role of international law and non-governmental organizations. | | Oasis Title: | Human Rights | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in INTL 4620E, INTL 4620H | | Prerequisite: | INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E or INTL 3300 or INTL 3300E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | Through literature and empirical observations, this course will
help students:
1. To grasp a comprehensive spectrum of human rights issues,
including competing definitions, observances and violations, and
requisite conditions for human rights in a variety of social,
cultural, and political settings;
2. To develop the ability to analytically examine human rights
situations in different parts of the world;
3. To articulate opinions on human rights issues; and
4. To make critical examinations of government domestic and
foreign policies that are designed to promote and protect human
rights. | | Topical Outline: | Definitions and Concomitants of Human Rights
Human Rights Violations in Selected Areas of the World
Theories and Rationalizations
Practices
Development and Human Rights: Tradeoff?
Policies for Human Rights: Domestic and Foreign
Human Efforts for Human Rights
Global and International Organizations
Non-governmental Organizations
Private Groups and Individuals | |
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