This course will cover the sources of international law recognizing and securing human rights to individuals and groups. It will also consider the theory and policy issues connected to the study of international human rights law, as well as issues of implementation of international human right law in domestic legal systems. The primary sources of law to be considered include the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1996 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, along with a number of other issue-specific sources.
