HUMAN RIGHTS IN HISTORY

Topics

• Course Introduction Note: First class is Wednesday, Sept 9
• Ancient Legal and Philosophical Traditions Primary Source Analysis 1
• Roman Law Primary Source Analysis 2
• Medieval Canon Law and Scholastic Natural Law Traditions Primary Source Analysis 3 Note: No lecture on Wednesday, Sept 30 (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)
• Early Modern Encounters, Imperial Expansion, and the Law of Nations Primary Source Analysis 4
• The Enlightenment and the Atlantic Revolutions Primary Source Analysis 5
• Anti-Slavery, Abolitionism, and Human Rights as Struggle Primary Source Analysis 6
• Industrial War, Sovereignty, and the League of Nations Primary Source Analysis 7
• World War II and the Atlantic Charter Primary Source Analysis 8
• Crimes Against Humanity, and the UN Charter Primary Source Analysis 9