Fall 2015 Course Schedule

Gender & International & Comparative Law (LAW-676A-001)
Kraiem

Meets: 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM (T) - Room 527

Enrolled: 13 / Limit: 16

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Description

“Gender, International and Comparative Law” is an introduction to women’s rights and LGBTI advocacy in international and comparative settings. We will explore recent developments and challenges in international organizations, such as the UN, World Bank or human rights treaty bodies. We will also highlight the diverse approaches taken by advocates for gender-based equality in countries and regions around the world.

Gender cuts across all substantive areas of the law and every aspect of legal systems—from the largest institutions to the most intimate of relations. Because we have to narrow it down somehow, this semester we will explore in depth how international and domestic law address sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, women’s economic empowerment and development, caregiving and other domestic labor, political participation and power, and family life. Students will also develop expertise in the status of women and LGBTI persons in their home countries or states (within the US), and will share their findings with the group each week.

Textbooks and Other Materials

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First Class Readings

  • Review “Gender” page at World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/gender
  • Review “UN Women” page at UN: http://www.unwomen.org/en
  • Read at least two blog posts (your choice) at IntLawGrrls: http://ilg2.org/
  • Read at least two blog posts about LGBTI rights (your choice) at Pace International Law Rev. (use the tag archive “gay rights”): http://pilr.blogs.law.pace.edu/tag/gay-rights/

Syllabus

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