CAR231 Introduction to Human Rights

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This course deals with international human rights’ policies and the moral and political issues to which they give rise. The course poses questions such as: What are human rights? Are some rights more fundamental than others, and what compelling interests, if any, justify their violation?

Note: This course has not been thought since Fall 2024 and will not be taught in this academic year 2026–2027.