Issues in Human Rights

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The course provides an opportunity to discuss contemporary issues in international human rights, including current events that are shaping justice and human rights. It provides a variety of disciplinary perspectives on human rights including philosophy, socio-legal studies, political science, law, and criminology. The combination of understanding the conceptual foundations, key theoretical debates, and thematic areas in human rights will enable students to understand the evolution of human rights regimes and their influence in society today. It will be taught as a Seminar on problems and conflicts encountered in major human rights issues.