Sital Kalantry : Courses and Seminars
International Human Rights Clinic
LAWS 67913
The International Human Rights Clinic works for the promotion of social and economic justice globally, including in the United States. The Clinic uses international human rights laws and norms as well as other substantive law and strategies to draw attention to human rights violations, develop practical solutions to those problems using interdisciplinary methodologies, and promote accountability on the part of state and non-state actors. The Clinic works closely with non-governmental organizations to design, collaborate, and implement projects, which include litigation in domestic, foreign, and international tribunals as well as non-litigation projects, such as documenting violations, legislative reform, drafting reports, and training manuals. Students work in teams on specific projects and will develop their international research, legal writing, oral advocacy, communication, interviewing, collaboration, media advocacy, and strategic thinking skills. Additionally, students will critically examine the substance and application of human rights law, as well as discuss and confront the ethical challenges of working on human rights problems globally, and develop new techniques to address human rights violations, including those involving economic and social rights and women's rights.
Students who enroll in the Clinic in the Winter quarter are required to continue in the Spring quarter. During the Winter quarter instruction will include primarily classroom-based work, including seminar classes, simulation exercises, and background country and situational research in preparation for field-work during Spring break (which may involve international travel) on a selected topic. In the Spring quarter, students will work primarily on drafting, revising, and finalizing the draft report or litigation project, and will work on developing advocacy strategies in connection with their project. Students are encouraged but not required to take a course in International Human Rights Law.
Students will receive two credits each quarter in the International Human Rights Clinic in accordance with the Law School's general criteria for clinical courses as described in the Law School Announcements and by the approval of the clinical faculty.
Spring 2013
Sital Kalantry
International Human Rights Clinic
LAWS 67913
The International Human Rights Clinic works for the promotion of social and economic justice globally, including in the United States. The Clinic uses international human rights laws and norms as well as other substantive law and strategies to draw attention to human rights violations, develop practical solutions to those problems using interdisciplinary methodologies, and promote accountability on the part of state and non-state actors. The Clinic works closely with non-governmental organizations to design, collaborate, and implement projects, which include litigation in domestic, foreign, and international tribunals as well as non-litigation projects, such as documenting violations, legislative reform, drafting reports, and training manuals. Students work in teams on specific projects and will develop their international research, legal writing, oral advocacy, communication, interviewing, collaboration, media advocacy, and strategic thinking skills. Additionally, students will critically examine the substance and application of human rights law, as well as discuss and confront the ethical challenges of working on human rights problems globally, and develop new techniques to address human rights violations, including those involving economic and social rights and women's rights.
Students who enroll in the Clinic in the Winter quarter are required to continue in the Spring quarter. During the Winter quarter instruction will include primarily classroom-based work, including seminar classes, simulation exercises, and background country and situational research in preparation for field-work during Spring break (which may involve international travel) on a selected topic. In the Spring quarter, students will work primarily on drafting, revising, and finalizing the draft report or litigation project, and will work on developing advocacy strategies in connection with their project. Students are encouraged but not required to take a course in International Human Rights Law.
Students will receive two credits each quarter in the International Human Rights Clinic in accordance with the Law School's general criteria for clinical courses as described in the Law School Announcements and by the approval of the clinical faculty.
Winter 2013
Sital Kalantry
