POLS 3360COMPARATIVE POLITICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS

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This Comparative Politics & Law course provides a comprehensive overview of the conditions and politics of human rights in specific countries and regions of the world. Relying on country case studies and the comparative method, we analyze how civil societies and governments, in their efforts to either enforce or suppress human rights, engage a variety of domestic and international institutions to pursue their human rights agenda. We will also explore the processes associated with transitional justice - the mechanisms countries adopt to offer justice to human rights victims of prior conflicts and authoritarian regimes.