Law · Boston College
This class will examine legal understandings ofand responses tosome of the most compelling human rights, humanitarian (law of war), and refugee law challenges of our times. Among many other topics, we will explore torture, religious freedom, refugee and humanitarian protections, genocide, refugee law, the human rights of migrants, human trafficking, and criminal prosecutions of alleged war criminals and those who commit crimes against humanity. We will engage critically with ideas of gender, culture, ethnicity, legal status, and race. We will consider: - What are human rights? - What i
