PSC 405H - International Human Rights

(3 units) CO12

Introduce students with the major ideas, theories, and concepts that help us understand the central themes, issues, and policies in the formulation and implementation of international human rights policies.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 102; CH 201 or CH 202 or CH 203 or CH 212; Junior or Senior standing.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. define the nature of human rights.
2. articulate the differences between positive and negative rights and why they are important to the understanding the scope of human rights. (CO12)
3. identify how and why human rights are violated and when we know they are being violated.
4. discuss the relationship between economics and human rights and how globalization affects that relationship.
5. define women’s rights and understand why women’s rights are seen by scholars and practitioners as a “special case” of human rights.
6. demonstrate an understanding of the conditions that women face that present extraordinary violations of their rights as human beings. (CO12)
7. explain how religion affects human rights and particularly the rights of women. (CO12)
8. discuss the relationship between widespread political violence and women’s rights. (CO12)
9. begin to discuss how human rights factor into the foreign policies of states. (CO12)
10. discuss how the events of September 11th changed the international dynamics of human rights policies around the world.
11. discuss how the War on Terror has reshaped human rights practices.

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