POSC 213 - Politics of Human Rights

Institution:

Marist College

Subject:

Description:

Three Credits LA This course examines various kinds of human rights and arguments for their protection. Safeguards afforded or aspired to by international law will be reviewed. The extent of human-rights violations throughout the world will be surveyed as well as efforts of intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations to alleviate the transgressions. The role of the United States in formulating a human-rights policy will be traced from the Eleanor-Roosevelt era to the present. Offered biennially.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Marist.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 575-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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