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  • Course Number / Code:
  • 11.497 (Spring 2005) 
  • Course Title:
  • Human Rights in Theory and Practice 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate / Graduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Urban Studies and Planning 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 11.164 / 11.497 Human Rights in Theory and Practice



    Spring 2005




    Course Highlights


    This course features a full set of readings, by session, and a set of related Web resources from the class.


    Course Description


    This course provides a rigorous and critical introduction to the foundation, structure and operation of the international human rights movement. It includes leading theoretical and institutional issues and the functioning of the international human rights mechanisms including non-governmental and inter-governmental ones. It covers cutting-edge human rights issues including gender and race discrimination, religion and state, national security and terrorism, globalization and human rights, and technology and human rights.

    *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.

     

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