Human Rights in the Globalized World

Subject: 
Peace & Conflict Studies (PACS)
Catalog number: 
633
Unit weight: 
0.50
Meet type: 
SEM
Grading basis: 
NUM
Cross-listing(s): 
PSCI-658 GGOV-640
Requisites: 
N/A
Description: 
The course is a study of international and local responses to human rights abuses in the contexts of economic globalization and proliferation of armed violence. It examines major debates on international human rights. It also deals with specific human rights situations in the developing/transitional countries. Topics include: universalism and cultural relativism, global economic justice, rights to food and health, women's and children's rights, the rights of displaced civilians, human rights and R2P, prospects for transitional justice.
Topic titles: 
N/A
Faculty: 
Conrad Grebel (CGC)
Academic level: 
GRD
Course ID: 
002448