Conflict, Law, and Security in Global Affairs. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Prerequisite: GLA 1013 or POL 1013 . This course offers students an opportunity to closely examine the causes, dynamics, and dilemmas associated with conflict on the modern global stage. Issues under discussion may include intra- and interstate conflicts; nationalism and conflict; economic, social, and political costs and implications of conflict; national and international approaches to conflict resolution, reconstruction, and development; human rights principles and questions of international law and justice; debates about humanitarian interventions; population displacements; the range of security concerns and responses by government actors and institutions; and the viability of nation states in protecting individuals, groups, and institutions of governance. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.