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Resources for Teaching US Human Rights

By humanrightsathome

Putting together a course on US human rights?  You’re not alone!  There are a number of exemplary courses available on the internet.  A course on US human rights currently being offered by the University of Pennsylvania Africana Studies department is described here.  Columbia Law School offered a law course on US human rights advocacy in 2015, described here.  Information on a University of Connecticut sociology course focused on US human rights is available here.  Northeastern Law School will also offer a course on US human rights advocacy in 2016-2017.  It’s worth noting that such courses are of particular interest to LLM students anxious to learn about the US approach to human rights.  Responding to this interest, the University of Connecticut recently launched a new L.L.M. in Human Rights and Social Justice, which links study of human rights with the US civil rights movement. 

Want more information?  As part of its “Teaching Human Rights” project, the University of Connecticut maintains a website with a wide range of human rights course syllabi.   The website is up to date, with a number of 2015 and even 2016 course syllabi posted to give instructors inspiration and ideas.  If you have another syllabus that you think should be included, contact the U Conn folks at teachinghrts@gmail.com.