Human Rights and Poverty: Case Studies
- NINT 5293 - Human Rights and Poverty: Case Studies (Fall 2008)
Human rights are most often than not associated with violations of civil and political freedoms such as torture or arbitrary detension. Yet according to Louise Arbour, the High Commissioner on Human Rights, it is poverty that is the greatest human rights facing the global community. This course will develop case studies in key challenges of human rights and global poverty such as child labor, human trafficking, resettlement, access to medicines. After a few sessions reviewing basic principles and theories of human rights as they relate to poverty, each student will select a case to research and develop case study material. The objective will be to develop publishable case studies.
Pre-requisite: The course is for students with some background in areas of human rights, and development. Enrollment is limited to 12 students. Permission of the instructor is required.
Concentration:Development