International Human Rights. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: GLA 1013 or POL 1013 . This course explores the philosophical and political meaning of fundamental human rights; cases of human rights violations (such as genocide in the Holocaust, Rwanda, Kosovo, and Cambodia; the death penalty; female genital mutilation; violations of workers’ rights; and torture); and the role that states, international organizations and individuals can play in ending human rights abuses. Course readings may include contemporary theories of human rights and case studies on the enforcement of rights around the world. (Same as POL 3043 . Credit cannot be earned for both GLA 3043 and POL 3043 .) Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.