POLI 257 - Development of International HumanRights

3 Hour(s)

This course will examine the development of human rights in the international community. Students will consider the political theory and structures that have served as the basis for and the implementation of human rights. Additionally the class will consider the role of state actors, international governmental organizations, international non-governmental organizations, and multinational corporations in implementing human rights. Students will evaluate the current domestic and international policy implications of the evolving interpretation of human rights as they relate to health policy, criminal justice policy, labor policy, immigration policy, foreign policy, and the intersections in these policy areas.