Human Rghts&Development (LAW-739S-001)
Darrow, McInerney-Lankford
Meets: 04:30 PM - 07:15 PM (MTWThF) - Room 401
Enrolled: 11 / Limit: 20
Notices
6/01/15 - 6/12/15 Friday classes will end at 6:20 pm
Description
The Human Rights and Development course will critically examine key features of this dynamic landscape, through a mix of lectures, groupwork discussions and practical exercises. Beginning with a brief historical overview, the course will explore the contemporary conceptions and meanings of human rights and development, laying the ground for a more detailed examination of the points of convergence - as well as tensions - between these fields in both theory and practice. Consideration will be given to how international human rights standards and principles have influenced technical programming approaches of development agencies, as well as public policy debates concerning international aid, trade, investment, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and climate change, in the context of the international debates leading towards a new “the post-2015 development agenda” in September 2015. There will be a strong institutional focus within the programme, with a close look at the roles and functions of United Nations development agencies, international financial institutions including the World Bank, as well as transnational corporations and business entities, set against political debates on human rights and development in the United Nations’ inter-governmental bodies.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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All materials will be provided on MyWCL
First Class Readings
Not available at this time.