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International human rights law established the norms, jurisprudence and legal infrastructure necessary to promote the implementation of international human rights standards. This course introduces key substantive and institutional issues and explores the establishment of standards, international human rights treaties, their implementation mechanisms and the expanding body of jurisprudence that make up this discipline at the crossroads of law and development.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
10:35
11:55
PL-3
Thursday
10:35
11:55
PL-3

Briefly examines the great legal families in the world: Common Law, Civil Law, Socialist Law, and Islamic Law. Within the Civil Law family, emphasizes French Contract Law and then explores the law of the European Union. Studies the legal aspects of international business transactions and uses major international and European projects to examine the principles discussed.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
15:20
16:40
Q-604
Thursday
15:20
16:40
Q-604
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Wednesday
10:35
11:55
Q-709

Internships may be taken for 1 or 4 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.


In this two-credit capstone course, seniors draw upon previous coursework in History, Law, and Society. They cultivate new skills to present key questions and dilemmas. Students can choose from several forms of public exhibit, including a sequence of podcasts, visual exhibit, website, collection of nonfiction pieces, or video. Students are encouraged to do interviews or oral histories to strengthen their final project. This course is structured as a workshop that allows students to receive feedback and polish their work. Students will present their project at the end of the semester to the broader AUP community. Prerequisites: Senior standing, HI/LW 2030, HI/LW 2020.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
10:35
11:55
C-505
Friday
10:35
11:55
C-505
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
10:35
11:55
Q-704
Friday
10:35
11:55
Q-704
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
13:45
15:05
Q-609
Thursday
09:00
10:20
Q-604

his course joins two seemingly disparate disciplines – law and science – in an attempt to understand more fully the dense, multidimensional nature of the digital revolution and how we are going to live with it. Human Rights and Digital Technology is designed as an interdisciplinary primer, a guide to examining the critical issues that shape our use of digital technology.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
10:35
11:55
Q-704
Friday
10:35
11:55
Q-704