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Surveys the international human rights legal system. Includes the promotion and protection of economic, social, and cultural rights (such as rights to health, food, water, and education) and civil and political rights (such as equality and nondiscrimination, the right to human security, the prohibition on torture, and rights to religious and cultural expression). Examines the history and theoretical origins of human rights law. Then engages the legal framework under international and regional human rights treaties and interpretations of them by international, regional, and domestic courts and other actors. Explores international, regional, and domestic mechanisms for monitoring compliance. Grapples with tensions among cultural and religious imperatives and traditional human rights.
Data updated October 2026.