POLT 323 - Responding to Atrocity

Semester Offered: Spring Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS

The last century has witnessed incredible progress in the codification of international criminal law, and in the creation of global institutions for adjudicating and prosecuting war crimes. This same period, however, has also tested the limits of these laws and institutions, and of the political will that lies at their foundation. The course charts this jagged progress: from the law’s triumph, to its limits, in preventing and responding to atrocity. Students will learn about how laws and legal institutions developed, how these efforts reflected and pushed against global power politics, where the law reigned in atrocities, and where it failed.

Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: J. Freedman

Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: POLT 120
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
300-level seminar