POS 3117 - War and Human Rights:The Geneva Conventions

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Manhattanville College

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Modern wars tend to produce catastrophic consequences in terms of the loss of human lives on a massive scale. This underscores the need to regulate the conduct of war through International Humanitarian Law to protect individuals and their basic human rights. This seminar is devoted to a study of IHL, in particular, the Geneva Conventions: its evolution, implementation and enforcement through national legislations and judicial proceedings at the national and international level. We will revisit some of the notorious cases involving war crimes committed during the Vietnam War, the Balkan Wars, the Rwanda massacre and the current "War on Terror," and reviewthe achievements of the International Criminal Courts. ( Fall '07,'09)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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