Globalization of Human Rights and Humanitarian Laws

4 credits · Undergraduate

The violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, growing use of AI and drone technology in warfare, ill treatment of detainees and failure to protect people’s basic rights by the state, international community and non-state actors have plagued today’s globalized world. Gross human rights violations happen on camera. This course aims to critically examine the strengths and weaknesses of the global human rights regime, the limitations of the state-centric human rights protection mechanism, the current controversies about genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, apartheid and occupation, collective punishment, and rights to self-defense, and the prospect for peace, security and social justice in the era of globalization.