HR 702 Human Rights: International and Domestic Legal Frameworks
This course examines the domestic and international legal frameworks and institutions that support human rights practice. The aim is to understand the various legal resources that exist at the domestic and international level for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. At the international level, the course will focus on key international human rights treaties, the work of treaty bodies, special procedures, and special rapporteurs. At the domestic level, the course will focus on domestic law, institutions, treaty implementation, and the role of transnational activists in promoting domestic human rights protections. Students will also learn about evolution legal and quasi legal institutions to promote human rights at the global, regional, and domestic level.
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