International Human Rights Law

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to the obligations of governments to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals and groups, without discrimination. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to food, education, health, housing, work, and a clean environment, and equality and the right to be free from discrimination. Both substantive and procedural topics will be discussed, including the historical development of human rights norms through the United Nations, the United Nations frameworks for the protection of human rights, selected regional human rights instruments, and the responsibility of business to respect human rights.