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2017-2018 Catalog and Handbook 
    
2017-2018 Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 408 - Political-Legal Sociology (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None
This course provides an introduction and overview to international human rights organizations, laws, and practices. Students will develop an understanding of national and international human rights standards, constitutionalism, the nature of human rights violations, and human rights advocacy within the framework of national and international legal systems designed to protect human rights. Students will develop analytic skills and a knowledge base with which to assess human rights violations and to implement as well as evaluate various strategies for addressing them.