Introduction to International Human Rights
International Studies 245-01
Macalester College, Fall 2011
Instructor: Jim von Geldern
Class: TTh
1:20 pm-2:50 pm
Room:
Carnegie 404
E-mail:
vongeldern@macalester.edu
Office: Humanities 207
Phone: x6568
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 11:30-1 (by arrangement); Friday 12:30-2:30 PM
Course Description:
This course introduces the
theoretical and practical concerns shaping the study and promotion of
human rights today. Using a variety of materials and case studies,
our exploration focuses on: 1) the key concepts used in the
discussion of human rights; 2) the debate over whether rights are
universal; 3) the regional and international institutions and
organizations devoted to enforcing human rights; 4) the role states
play in protecting human rights, both internally and in relation to
violator states; and 5) current topics, including responses to war
crimes and genocide, the implications of globalization for human
rights, and the dilemmas posed by demands for self-determination
voiced by groups around the world.
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