PEAC 042. Human Rights Law and Advocacy

To what extent can a predominantly “Western” and colonial legal framework deliver justice for people oppressed by Western institutions? We will study how human rights are contested by people in different spaces and spheres, including states, corporations, NGOs, social movements, and civil society. Human rights are constantly being claimed, built, and remade. How does this matter in everyday life? We will seek to understand these dynamics from the perspectives of people most affected by this contestation, with a particular focus on the global South. We will thus emerge better equipped to engage with struggles for peace and justice.
Social Sciences.
1 credit.
Eligible for GLBL-core, ESCH
Spring 2025. Wilson-Becerril.
Catalog chapter: Peace and Conflict Studies.
Department website: Peace and Conflict Studies.

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