POL 125 - Human Rights

Upper Division

Three main areas of human rights are examined:1) human rights theory and the philosophical foundation of human rights, 2) the international institutions, international law, and regional mechanisms for protecting rights, 3) an overview of major empirical theories of rights, identifying economic, political, and social factors and actors that shape present-day human rights conditions.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding, TCG - The Common Good

Course credits: 1