Fall 2018 Course Schedule

Torture Prohibition in International Law (LAW-795U-001)
Claudio Grossman

Meets: 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM (Th) - Warren - Room N103

Enrolled: 10 / Limit: 10

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Notices

With extra work and agreement from the professor, the paper for this course (if executed correctly) meets the Upper-Level Writing Requirement. **To get the graduation requirement marked as "met" the Office of the Registrar needs the signed ULWR confirmation form.

Description

This practicum is structured as an experiential learning opportunity where students are responsible, under the guidance of the faculty, to provide strategic advice to the United Nations Committee against Torture, through its chairperson and country rapporteurs, on whether countries are in compliance with the extensive obligations laid down in the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The practicum is purpose-oriented, providing students with some fundamental background literature while the students themselves discover additional materials through their own research, drafting, presentations, and interactions with other participants and with the Committee against Torture. The practicum includes a week-long experience at the Committee’s session in Geneva, Switzerland. A simulation of a Committee proceeding beforehand further prepares the students to effectively advise the Committee, the supervisory body of the Convention.

Textbooks and Other Materials

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First Class Readings

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