Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 11.497 (Spring 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Human Rights in Theory and Practice 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate / Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Urban Studies and Planning 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal 
• Course Introduction:
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  11.164 / 11.497 Human Rights in Theory and Practice
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a full set of readings, by session, and a set of related Web resources from the class.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course provides a rigorous and critical introduction to the foundation, structure and operation of the international human rights movement. It includes leading theoretical and institutional issues and the functioning of the international human rights mechanisms including non-governmental and inter-governmental ones. It covers cutting-edge human rights issues including gender and race discrimination, religion and state, national security and terrorism, globalization and human rights, and technology and human rights.

  
  

  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.