SIS Class Visit: Human Rights
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Location:
Main Campus
Description:
This course explains the main principles of international human rights law and provides a solid grounding in the main United Nations and regional systems for human rights protection and promotion. In addition, students are introduced to the methodology of human rights fact-finding, including interview techniques and planning investigations. The course also considers the political, sociological, and ethical dimensions of human rights advocacy. Students consider the ways in which human rights address human society and how we treat one another, how authority is used, and issues of basic justice and fairness.
Registration period closes Sunday, September 22, 2019