Human Rights


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International Affairs


INAF U4090x Humanitarian Affairs Practicum 1.5 pts. This seven-week practicum is designed to give students from a variety of disciplines a background in some of the psychosocial issues associated with fieldwork in the context of complex emergencies. Practitioners from humanitarian aid organizations, public health experts, trauma specialists and managers from international organizations will present sessions focusing on psychosocial issues that confront fieldworkers in conflict settings. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: Short Courses.

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Th 6:10p - 8:00p
413 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

G. Martone

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INAF U4420y Oil, Rights and Development 1 pt. This multi-layered role-playing simulation, based on a fictitious country, allows exploration of the challenges associated with initiation of a major industrial venture in a developing country as regards any or all of the following: macro-economic and political factors; identification of priorities; environmental management; complications arising from ethnic and religious conflicts; health management (including HIV/AIDS); community development aspects; reconciliation of the interests of a wide variety of stakeholders; media management; achievement of the largest possible Circle of Consensus. The simulation is conducted over two consecutive days and some 50 to 80 participants role-play up to twenty separate entities, including an international industrial company and its competitor, government factions, opposition groups, a local community and wide varieties of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and of media. As in real life, some more general knowledge of the situation is available to all entities, but each one has sole access to information (which may overlap with that of others) which is unique to its own perspective. The emphasis is therefore on sharing and on cooperation to make progress against tight deadlines, on managing information of various degrees of reliability and of balancing conflicting demands. There is no "single right answer" but through the process participants have an opportunity to explore the interplay of a very wide range of factors and develop strategies which are based on a holistic appreciation of the problems involved and on creation of alliances which are by no means obvious at the beginning of the simulation. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: E&E- IEMP. SIPA: Human Rights.

INAF U4759y Human Rights Practicum 1 pt. The Human Rights Practicum is a forum where human rights practitioners and academics share with students their professional experiences and insights on the modern development of international human rights law, policy and practice. It plays an important role in the Human Rights Concentration as a means by which students are able to examine current trends in the human rights field and remain informed about the different roles that human rights actors play in a variety of contexts. The Practicum is designed, therefore, to enhance students' abilities to think critically and analytically about current problems and challenges confronting the field, and to do so in the context of a vibrant community of their peers. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs.

INAF U6041y Corporate Social Responsibility: A Human Rights Approach 3 pts. This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to learn about the growing importance of human rights and their impact in the world today. Through an in-depth examination of the field of business and human rights students will gain an understanding of the existing and emerging international human rights framework relevant to business, learn ways in which business and human rights intersect, and be exposed to the range of methods and tactics being employed by human rights advocates and businesses to address their human rights impacts. By the end of the course, the student will have a firm grasp of the current business and human rights debates, and be able to critically evaluate the efficacy of applying human rights standards to corporations and the effect of corporate practices on human rights. Classroom discussion will include a review of trends in human rights; the development of human rights principles or standards relevant to corporations; human rights issues facing business operations abroad; the growing public demand for greater accountability; strategies of civil society advocacy around business and human rights; collaborative efforts between business and non-profit organizations; and other issues managers must deal with. Through guest lectures, students will have the opportunity to engage first hand with business managers and advocacy professionals dealing with these issues. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights.

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22496
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Tu 11:00a - 12:50p
501A INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

J. Bauer

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INAF U6143y (Section 1) Gender, Globalization and the Human Rights of Women Prerequisites: Students who have not taken either International Human Rights Law or International Law must obtain instructor permission to enroll After a discussion of the relationship between 'gender' and 'women's rights,' this course focuses on women's international human rights. What 'human rights' can women claim, where, how and from whom? What does the slogan 'women's rights are human rights; human rights are women's rights' mean today and is it still relevant as a guide to analysis, policy-making and advocacy? How can we craft effective and fair institutions and legal norms to promote the human rights of women and who will decide what women's rights are or should be and what institutions should support them? SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Gender Policy. SIPA: Electives.

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6143

88281
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Tu 2:10p - 4:00p
405A INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

Y. Ergas

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INAF U6151y Human Rights and Children 1.5 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This course is designed to introduce international law and standards on children's rights, analyze the ways in which they have been implemented (or ignored), and consider ways in which these rights can be achieved. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the leading international treaty on children's rights, has been in effect for twenty years and sets forth states' obligations to enforce these rights. The course will focus on five substantive areas: children and armed conflict, including the use of children as soldiers and attacks on education; worst forms of child labor, including child trafficking; juvenile justice; right to health; and migrant children. Class discussions will include how to identify violations of children's rights, how to form a strategy to eliminate or ameliorate them, how to raise national and international consciousness of these abuses, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies and advocacy undertaken. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Short Courses.

INAF U6190x Complex Emergencies: Root Causes to Rebuilding 3 pts. This course forms an introduction to the broader program on humanitarian affairs. We will address the root causes of complex humanitarian emergencies, the practices of humanitarian intervention, the main actors, and the opportunities and dilemmas for rebuilding. We will also discuss the main critiques of humanitarian action and possible alternatives. The course advocates the principle that humanitarian aid should be provided from a (long-term) development perspective? otherwise it can reinforce conflict and exclusion. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: UN Studies.

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27783
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M 11:00a - 12:50p
324 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

D. Salomons

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INAF U6405x Human Rights & Development Policy 3 pts. Human rights can provide a framework for shaping development policies. How will the observance of human rights criteria in planning, implementing and evaluating development projects and policies contribute to their effectiveness and sustainability? The class will examine development policy choices and their impact by juxtaposing the interests and points-of-view of the various stakeholders involved in designing and implementing development policies. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights.

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16697
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W 2:10p - 4:00p
402B INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

J. Gearhart
R. Braun

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INAF U6406x International Response to Landmine Challenge 1.5 pts. The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction effectively seeks to permanently eliminate landmines. The origins, negotiation, and implementation of this December 1997 international agreement forms the substantive core of this course. The course will continue by examining the operationalization of the Convention. What programs have been implemented and which have proved to be successful? What is the geographic scope of the humanitarian threat posed by landmines in October 2004? What roles are states, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations playing? As a practical example of global humanitarian intervention by the international community, what challenges remain and how best can they be tackled? Finally, how "successful" has the Ottawa Convention been?SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: UN Studies. SIPA: Short Courses.

INAF U6424x Political Development in the Third World 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. Any course on a field as broad as development and in a geographical space as large as the Third World would no doubt have to be selective. This course will explore the formation of the modern State in the Third World. It is conceived to meet the needs of political science students with a strong interest in theory and MIA students interested in applied development. We will explore some major theoretical perspectives on development, political sociology and political economy as they relate to the experience of some regions of the Third World. Students are expected to acquire some sense of the geographical location, recent past and present of the Third World. A map quiz will be organized to test your knowledge of the geographical location of the countries of the Third World. This course comprises an introduction, and three parts, each of which explores from a comparative perspective one major aspect of development in the Third World. These parts deal respectively with political history (Part I), political sociology (Part II) and political economy (III). However, students are encouraged to make presentations on the main themes explored in this course as they relate different regions of the developing world. Starting from week 3 or 4 of class, a team of three to five students will make a twenty to twenty five minute power point presentation on one aspect of the course related to the topic of the day. These presentations will provide to students the opportunity to research a theme in depth, allow the class as a whole to benefit from the in-depth research and encourage meaningful class discussion. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights.

INAF U6490y International Humanitarian Law 1 pt. The overall aim of the course is to help students to understand the system of international humanitarian law and to obtain the professional skills and insight to use that knowledge in the context of complex humanitarian operations. Upon completing the course, students should understand the historical development and system of international law applicable in armed conflict situations, be familiar with the basic principles of international humanitarian law applicable to all armed conflicts including the basic rights of those who support victims in wars and conflicts, be able to analyze specifically the law guiding humanitarian operations, understand the rapid development of the law in responding to changes in warfare strategies in tactics and understand basic responses to serious violations of the law. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: UN Studies. SIPA: Short Courses.

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77646
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FSa 9:00a - 5:00p
324 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

H. Fischer

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INAF U6495y Politics & Practice of Humanitarian Assistance in the New Millennium 1.5 pts. Humanitarian agencies became major players in the intra-state conflicts that characterized the 1990s. However, this prominence also led to critical examination, both from within and outside these agencies. The dilemmas of field workers led to new questions: How can the challenges presented by the fragmentation of state authority be addressed? Is there a way to link relief to development? Is there a relationship between humanitarian assistance and conflict resolution/peace-building activities? How can relief agencies manage their relations with the parties to a conflict? How do human rights and humanitarian aid intersect? The experience of the 1990s has made it clear to humanitarian agencies that technical skills were no longer sufficient - their staff also needed political and analytical skills to navigate in insecure environments. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs.

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86997
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Th 6:10p - 8:00p
501A INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

E. Kenny

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INAF U6497y Humanitarian Crisis-East Congo 1 pt. The overall aim of the course is to help students to understand the situation in Eastern Congo and how humanitarian organizations intervene. Upon completing this course students should: 1. Understand the historical development and current status of the conflict in Eastern Congo. 2. Be familiar with the basic operations, dilemmas, as well as achievements and shortcomings of several humanitarian NGOs active in Eastern Congo. 3. Understand the breakdown of state or better administrative institutions, in particular the education and health systems. SIPA: Africa. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: UN Studies. SIPA: Short Courses.

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16947
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F 1:00p - 5:00p
324 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG
Sa 10:00a - 2:00p
324 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

D. Dijkzeul

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INAF U6561y Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding & Development 1.5 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. Course objectives are to to become acquainted with conflict environments and the broad range of actors and approaches, notably within the UN, involved in promoting development in crisis and post-conflict situations; To engage the students in the policy and programme elements of a development-oriented response to conflict and post-conflict and to introduce them to the research and policy development and programming methods of the United Nations or other international organisations; to introduce students to what it feels like to work with these issues daily, within the UN or other work environments, and to guide them through the complexities of the ogranisations' policy-setting and decision-making arrangements; to become familiar with the case studies, and through this, develop practical understanding of the issues and the tools available to the international community. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: UN Studies. SIPA: Short Courses.

INAF U6751x and y International Human Rights Law: Politics and Relevance 3 pts. This course introduces students to international human rights law (IHRL). In what sense are internationally-defined human rights "rights" and in what sense can the instruments which define them be considered "law"? How do we know that a claim is actually a "human right"? What are the relations among international, regional and national institutions in establishing and enforcing (or not) IHRL? Does IHRL represent an encroachment on national sovereignty? Is the future of IHRL regional? What enforcement mechanisms can we use, and who can decide upon their use? Finally, what redress is there for human rights violations, and how effective is it? SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights.

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Autumn
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INAF
6751

18097
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Tu 2:10p - 4:00p
405 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

Y. Ergas

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Autumn
2012

INAF
6751

22747
R01

W 9:00a - 10:50a
501 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG
Th 6:30p - 7:30p
501 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

Instructor To Be Announced

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Spring
2013

INAF
6751

13782
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Th 6:10p - 8:00p
402B INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

B. Apple

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Spring
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INAF
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65945
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M 1:00p - 2:00p
418 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

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INAF U6760y Managing Risk in Natural and other Disasters 3 pts. The aim of this one-semester 3-point course is to provide students with insights and skills they need to respond to and manage 'natural' and man-made disasters during their future professional careers. The course provides a conceptual framework that should allow students to develop and include policies into their future professional activities with the aim to minimize the exposure of people or entire populations to disasters and foster the populations' disaster resilience. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: E&E- Environment Policy. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs.

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INAF
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67192
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MW 11:00a - 12:50p
409 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

K. Jacob

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INAF U6802y International Law 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This course introduces students to the basic doctrines of public international law and considers their relationship to both international relations theory and a range of problems in current international politics. The aim of the course is to provide a framework to understand the normative dimensions of international relations. Students are asked to consider the theoretical arguments, processes and frameworks that provide the structure of international law, and to analyze their practical application to world issues of current concern. A problem-oriented approach to various case studies will be used in both lectures and discussion sessions, including situations in the former Yugoslavia, East Timor, Africa and Iraq. In this way, the course attempts to integrate method, substance, concepts and domestic application of the international legal system. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: ISP.

INAF U8094y Labor Rights in a Global Economy 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. The present period is marked by increasing cross-border flows of goods, services, and capital; transformations in corporate organization; transitions in political regimes and social systems; and new patterns of labor migration and trafficking. These changes raise many pressing questions about the regulation of workplaces and labor markets from the local to the global levels. Major themes in the seminar include: Which regions and social groups are the winners and losers in the global economy? What is the relationship between labor rights and economic development? Can we design regulatory institutions to enhance democracy, equality, and compliance with labor rights at the domestic, regional and international levels? What is the relationship between public and private enforcement of labor rights and standards? Topics include: comparative models of labor law in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia; core international labor rights; linkage of labor rights with trading systems; enforcement of cross-border labor rights by U.S. courts and executive officials; multinational corporations and codes of conduct; the "living wage" movement; transnational union organizing; cross-border networks of labor migration and trafficking; and household labor and the informal sector. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights.

INAF U8172x Theory, History, and Practice of Human Rights 3 pts. This course is intended to introduce student to key debates in the field of human rights. It will require extensive reading as background to a focused discussion of key theoretical issues. Historically, we shall distinguish between two epochs in the development of human rights discourse: (a) the politically-centered articulation of human rights, an epoch that began with the French Revolution and the Rights of Man and closed with Eleanor Roosevelt's 1948 Declaration that provided the intellectual foundation for the 20th century welfare state, and (b) the ethically-centered call, 'Never Again', as the lesson of the Holocaust, which provides the foundation for a programmatic Responsibility to Protect (R2P). What has changed and what has remained the same as the focus of human rights has shifted from a call for resistance to one for rescue and intervention? We shall compare and contrast two specific contexts in which human rights discourse has become dominant: (a) survivor states: the United States (and South Africa) ; (b) victim states: Israel (and Rwanda). What was the lesson of Auschwitz (and Hiroshima)? And what is the lesson of the South African transition? Instructor permission is required to register for this course. Please go to: http://sipa.columbia.edu/academics/sipa_registration/instructions.html for instructions. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights.

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INAF
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91199
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Tu 4:10p - 6:00p
402 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

M. Mamdani

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INAF U8178y Rethinking Human Rights 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. The course is aimed at graduate students in all Columbia schools and programs who have substantial expertise or experience in human rights. It seeks to discuss problematic, troubling, or controversial topics within human rights theory, discourse and practice, as a way of forging new understandings, new ideas, and new practices. The course is built around discussion of selected writings that bring to the surface contested and controversial issues. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights.

INAF U8180x Human Rights Skills and Advocacy 3 pts. The course seeks to provide students within the Human Rights Concentration with opportunities to learn and apply skills essential for human rights advocacy, analysis of human rights challenges and the development of appropriate responses; it also addresses the Human Rights. Through classroom trainings, completion of case studies and potentially, interaction with clients, students will gain hands-on experience of rights-based work and exposure to rights professionals. The course is designed to enhance both (1) the practical skills students will need as human rights professionals; and (2) the critical thinking skills they will need to assess both effective and ineffective campaigns, strategies or approaches to expanding rights protections and enjoyment. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: IMAC.

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INAF
8180

93300
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F 2:10p - 4:00p
402 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

J. Becker

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INAF U8189x The Politics of History and Reconciliation 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. Since the end of the Cold War historical memory has come to play an increasing role in international and intranational conflicts. In addition numerous countries which are transitioning from dictatorship to democracy have focused on the gross historical violations of the previous regime. But not all. The question is how does a focus on the past facilitate present reconciliation? Societies are faced with the expectation that they will attend to the crimes of previous regimes. But what are crimes in historical perspective? And what are the standards for historical responsibility? How does historical conflict and reconciliation differ from approaches to immediate accountability for the past in newly democratic societies? The course examines these political and ethical dilemmas in a comparative historical perspective. SIPA: East Central Europe. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: ICR.

INAF U8690y Managing Humanitarian Emergencies This course focuses on the actual management problems of humanitarian interventions and helps students obtain the professional skills and insight needed to work in complex humanitarian emergencies, and to provide oversight and guidance to humanitarian operations from a policy perspective. It is a follow-up to the fall course that studied the broader context, root causes, actors, policy issues, and debates in humanitarian emergencies. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Management.

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INAF
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67546
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M 2:10p - 4:00p
324 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

G. Dunn

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INAF U8738y Peacemaking/Peacekeeping 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. The course will explore the major conceptual and operational transitions which have occurred in the character and responsibilities of UN Peacekeeping over the past 16 years. United Nations Peace Operations have evolved significantly since the end of the Cold War. In 2006 over 90,000 peacekeepers were deployed in 16 missions mostly in Africa and the Middle East. The UN Summit of world leaders in December 2005 adopted the concept of The Responsibility to Protect - a new global norm placing human rights over traditional concepts of sovereignty. Yet the humanitarian and political crisis in Darfur underscores the profound gap between principle and implementation. The Summit also established the UN Peacebuilding Commission reflecting a growing awareness that rebuilding collapsed states will require significant civilian as well as military engagement over a longer timeframe than heretofore envisaged for UN operations. There is also a new willingness to work in partnership with regional organizations. We will conclude the course by assessing the capacity and political will of UN member states to meet these challenges as well as to develop a strengthened response to the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea and the threat of international terrorism. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: Middle East. SIPA: ICR. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: UN Studies.

INAF U8785y Gender, Politics, and Development 3 pts. This course explores the multiple constructions of gender in development and political discourse, and how these constructions in state policy. The emphasis in the readings and discussion will be on understanding how differentiated gender roles inform international politics of development, through economic and political strategy, institutional structure, civil society and state-based institutions. We will interrogate feminisms and their sociocultural contexts, and examine various forms of development theory, institutions, economic segments, and case studies. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Gender Policy.

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76996
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M 2:10p - 4:00p
402B INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

E. McGill
M. Weisgrau

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INAF U8818y Topics in International Ethics 3 pts. The seminar begins with an examination of how moral philosophers have considered the problem of the ethics of policy choice. In the next part of the seminar we explore human rights and the role of ethics in international politics. We then focus on problems in contemporary international ethics, wars, massacres and terrorism; international intervention; and global economic justice. We conclude with a discussion of the debate between the proponents of cosmopolitan justice, on the one hand, and the defenders of national self-determination, on the other, over the conditions of world order. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: UN Studies.

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83096
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Tu 11:00a - 12:50p
405A INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

M. Doyle

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INAF U8885y Conflict Assessment 3 pts. Instructor Permission Required International actors often apply different methodologies to assess conflicts. These methodologies help them determine the best ways to address a conflict and maximize their opportunities to prevent or alleviate crises. This course examines how international actors including the World Bank, UN agencies, bilateral donors and NGOs, analyze conflict and the interaction between conflict dynamics and their own engagement in a given country or region. The class will explore how analytical frameworks can be used to assess the impact of development, humanitarian and peacebuilding programs on existing conflict factors and dynamics. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the concept of conflict assessment, its development and implementation; exploring different approaches to conflict assessment, including an examination of different implicit assumptions and theories of conflict. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: ICR.

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15996
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Tu 6:10p - 8:00p
405A INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

F. Mancini

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REGN


REGN U6149y Energy, Corporate Responsibility & Human Rights 3 pts. This course will focus on energy companies' practices, and their impact. These practices will be examined in part through the prism of Central and Eastern Europe with particular focus on the land of the Rose Revolution, Georgia, through which the strategic multi-billion dollar oil and gas pipelines from Azerbaijan to Turkey and the West are to be constructed. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: IFEP- Finance. SIPA: E&E- IEMP. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Russia.

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92798
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TuTh 4:10p - 5:25p
801 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

J. Radon

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REGN U6545x Human Rights in the Western Balkans This course focuses on the Western Balkans of the Former Yugoslavia in a contemporary context. The course focuses on war crimes and their respective consequences that have occurred during the most recent Balkan Wars 1991-1999 in the Former Yugoslav states and will include a detailed review and examination of human rights policies and practices carried out by international, regional and national bodies, laws, organizations, frameworks of transitional justice and evaluative tools employed in an effort to stabilize a post-war, post-Communist, post-conflict scenario. The course will present and examine in detail policies and practices deployed by international and national state structures to address the legacies of war crimes and the emergence of new human rights issues that are currently present in the Former Yugoslav space. SIPA: East Central Europe. SIPA: Europe. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Short Courses.


SIPA


SIPA U0010x and y (Section 5) Concentration: Human Rights All SIPA candidates are required to register for one of the policy concentrations in each semester of matriculation at SIPA. The concentration registration will be for zero academic credits and will not affect or be affected by fees or financial charges. SIPA: Human Rights.

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SIPA
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E. Barkan

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SIPA
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97197
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E. Barkan

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Population and Family Health


POPF P8620y Protection of Children in Disaster & War 1.5 pts.

This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street.

For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: Electives.

POPF P8642y Program Evaluation in Humanitarian Settings 1.5 pts.

SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: Electives.

POPF P8673y Refugee Reproductive Health 1.5 pts. This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street.

For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Gender Policy. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: Electives.

POPF P8679y Investigative Methods in Complex Emergencies 3 pts.

This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street.

For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: Electives.

POPF P8683y Psychosocial and Mental Health Issues in Forced Migration 1.5 pts. This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street.

For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: Electives.

POPF P8687x Public Health and Humanitarian Action 3 pts. This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street.

For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: Electives.

POPF P8692x Law, Policy & Human Rights 3 pts. This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street.

For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Electives.

POPF P9630y Applying Ethical and Human Rights Practice in Public Health 1-2 pts.

SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: Electives.

Sociomedial Sciences


SOSC P8709x Seminar: Sexuality, Gender, Health & Human Rights 3 pts. This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street.

For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

Permission Required

SOSC P9719y Critical Perspectives on Research in Gender, Sexuality and Health 3 pts. This course prepares students to engage in theoretically-grounded research on contemporary issues in health, particularly reproductive and sexual health. We examine contemporary social science approaches to the analysis of gender, exploring their relevance to the development of researchable hypotheses on a range of topical issues. Through readings in social theory and ethnography, students will master key concepts and ideas, including structure and agency, gender stratification, social constructionist approaches, and bargaining theory. Students will critically employ these concepts both in the analysis of existing research work in areas such as fertility, HIV and STIs, and other topics and in the development of a critical literature review on a topic of their own selection. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

Term

Course
Number

Call# /
Section

Days & Times /
Location

Instructor

Spring
2013

SOSC
9719

79535
001

W 1:00p - 3:50p
TBA

C. Nathanson

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Law


LAW L6269x or y International Law 4 pts.

This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L6271x or y Law and Legal Institutions in China 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013.

This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: East Asian. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L6276x or y Human Rights 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013.

This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L6459x The Law of Genocide 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L6521y Disability Law 4 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L8006y Domestic Violence & the Law 2 pts.

This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Gender Policy. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L8044x Seminar: Human Rights & Economic Justice in the US 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L8816y Transnational Business & Human Rights 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: IFEP- Finance. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L8997y Civil Liberties & the Response to Terrorism 2 pts.

This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9060y Immigration Law & Policy 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9153y Topics in Law & Sexuality 3 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Gender Policy. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9164y S. Labor Rights in a Global Economy 3 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9165 Transitional Justice. This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9183y Nuremberg Trials & War Crimes Law 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9192y Welfare Law: Legal Issues & Policy Choices 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9219y Critical Race Theory 3 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9220y Race & Poverty Law 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: United States. SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9252x Seminar: Human Rights, Law & Development Workshop 4 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9377y Enforcing International Law 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: UN Studies. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9832x Seminar: Human Rights Reparations under Domestic & International Law 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Electives.

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