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May 02, 2024
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SOSC 7305 - Special Topics in Human Rights
Credits: 3
The study of human rights requires a sense of history and moral courage, for no nation or society in human history has been totally innocent of human rights abuses. Examines certain violations of human rights within their historical context, and focuses on America’s human rights record with regard to its own policies and its relationship to human rights violations in other countries. Attention is given to the evolution of both civil and human rights as entities within global political thought and practice. Students are encouraged to rely on reasonable evidence and critical thinking when studying these historical controversies, rather than on biased accounts or emotional arguments. Discusses special topics in the status of human rights in the world today, from torture to terrorism and from slavery to genocide. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: humanities; human rights and social justice; gender studies; global studies.
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