HIST 310 - Colloquium:Human Rights and Modern War

Institution:

Lafayette College

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Description:

This is an intensive course focused on the ways that the language and practice of human rights have intersected with the practices and justifications of "modern war". Increasing transnational ties by both states and non-state actors have allowed for the globalization both of rights talk and of the tools and techniques of organized violence. The couse will focus both on 20th century genocides and on "wars on terror" in the US and Russia. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required in all cases Sanborn

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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