Clinic: International Human Rights Advocacy (714-1)

Instructors

Priyanka Motaparthy

Meeting Info

Rubloff Building 884: Wed 2:35PM - 3:50PM

Overview of class

Students in the International Human Rights Clinic will learn the primary tools and strategies of international human rights practice and advocacy, including factfinding, strategy development, advocacy through international mechanisms, and pursuing accountability for violations of international law; the course will also engage with critiques of human rights. Students will gain exposure to a wide range of methodologies through a skills-based seminar, while deepening their experience through project work. Projects are carried out in close partnership with human rights and civil society organizations, as well as communities impacted abuses. Project work will focus on international criminal law, international and national accountability mechanisms, economic and social rights, and human rights abuses connected to labor migration.

Students should be prepared to take responsibility for their clinic projects for the duration of the course, spending at least 12 hours per week on their project work. While the course has no prerequisites, it is beneficial to have taken, or be taking International Human Rights Law, International Law, and/or International Criminal Law.

Class Attributes

Satisfies Experiential Learning degree req
International Law PracticeArea in course

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: MSL Students are not eligible to enroll