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Spring 2013 Human Rights W3930 section 001 INT'L HUMANITARIAN LAW/HUM RGTS INT'L HUMANITARIAN LAW/HUM RTS | |
| Call Number | 22920 |
| Day & Time Location |
W 11:00am-12:50pm 302 Fayerweather |
| Points | 4 |
| Approvals Required | Instructor |
| Instructor | Bruce L Cronin |
| Type | SEMINAR |
| Course Description | Prerequisites: the instructor's permission. Please email the instructor at bc14@columbia.edu. This seminar will cover various issues, debates, and concepts in the international law of armed conflict (known as international humanitarian law), particularly as it relates to the protection of non-combatants and civilians. In doing so, we will examine how international humanitarian law and human rights law intersect. Both sets of legal norms are designed to protect the lives, well-being, and dignity of individuals. However, the condition of armed conflict provides a much wider set of options for governments and individuals to engage in violent, deadly action against others, including killing, forcibly detaining, and destroying the property of those designated as combatants. At the same time, the means of waging war are not unlimited, but rather are tightly regulated by both treaty and customary law. This course will examine how these regulations operate in theory and practice, focusing on the principles of distinction, proportionality, and military necessity. |
| Web Site | CourseWorks |
| Department | Institute for Study of Human Rights |
| Enrollment | 12 students (20 max) as of 11:19PM Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
| Subject | Human Rights |
| Number | W3930 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Open To | Columbia College, Engineering and Applied Science, General Studies, School of Continuing Education, Graduate School of Arts and Science, School of the Arts, International and Public Affairs, Barnard, Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate |
| Campus | Morningside |
| Note | REG PRIORITY TO HUMAN RIGHTS MAJORS/CONCENTRATORS |
| Section key | 20131HRTS3930W001 |
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