Human Rights
Established in 1978, the ISHR at Columbia University is committed to providing excellent human rights education to Columbia students, fostering innovative interdisciplinary academic research, and offering its expertise in capacity building to human rights leaders, organizations, and universities around the world. Courses include active engagement with the world of human rights practitioners, and emphasize the connection between the study and practice of human rights.
Courses can be taken independently or as part of a four-course Certification of Professional Achievement in Human Rights.
Check the Directory of Classes for the most up-to-date course information.
Summer 2022 Session Information
- SESSION A (First Half Term) courses are May 23–July 1, 2022
- SESSION B (Second Half Term) courses are July 5–August 12, 2022
- SESSION X (Full Term) courses are May 23–August 12, 2022
Courses
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS
HRTS4020S001 3 points.
This course will provide a wide-ranging survey of conceptual foundations and issues in contemporary human rights. The class will examine the philosophical origins of human rights, contemporary debates, the evolution of human rights, key human rights documents, and the questions of human rights enforcement. This course will examine specific civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights and various thematic topics in human rights.
Course Number | Section/Call Number | Session | Times/Location | |
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HRTS4020S001 | 001/10226 | Session A |
Mo 10:00 AM–01:10 PM Fr 10:00 AM–01:10 PM |
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Instructor | Points | Enrollment | Method of Instruction | |
Sandra Sirota Anna Miller |
3 |
Registration Block (no Adds) (self-man. Wait List) |
In-Person |
HUM RIGHTS/GLOBAL ECON JUSTICE
HRTS4185S001 3 points.
Course Number | Section/Call Number | Session | Times/Location | |
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HRTS4185S001 | 001/10228 | Session A |
Tu 05:30 PM–08:40 PM Th 05:30 PM–08:40 PM |
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Instructor | Points | Enrollment | Method of Instruction | |
Rainer Braun Anna Miller |
3 |
Registration Block (no Adds) (self-man. Wait List) |
In-Person |
NGOS&THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT
HRTS4215S001 3 points.
Course Number | Section/Call Number | Session | Times/Location | |
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HRTS4215S001 | 001/10227 | Session A |
Mo 05:30 PM–08:40 PM We 05:30 PM–08:40 PM |
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Instructor | Points | Enrollment | Method of Instruction | |
Louis Bickford Anna Miller |
3 |
Registration Block (no Adds) (self-man. Wait List) |
In-Person |
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
HRTS4220S001 3 points.
Course Number | Section/Call Number | Session | Times/Location | |
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HRTS4220S001 | 001/10229 | Session B |
Tu 01:00 PM–04:10 PM Th 01:00 PM–04:10 PM |
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Instructor | Points | Enrollment | Method of Instruction | |
Belinda Cooper Anna Miller |
3 |
Registration Block (no Adds) (self-man. Wait List) |
In-Person |
US IMMIGRATION:RGHTS,FRAMING,
HRTS4250S001 3 points.
This course will contribute to enabling students to engage in advocacy for immigrant and refugee rights in the present debates over American immigration policy. Students will gain an understanding of how policy developments in the last half century have contributed to our present policy dilemmas. They will be able to articulate how the political party and interest group alliances/configurations have produced such policies. They will also be able to delineate the strengths and limits of a human rights approach in framing claims for a more humane immigration policy, particularly in contexts where national laws and domestic political considerations have constrained these choices.
Course Number | Section/Call Number | Session | Times/Location | |
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HRTS4250S001 | 001/10230 | Session B |
Mo 05:30 PM–08:40 PM We 05:30 PM–08:40 PM |
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Instructor | Points | Enrollment | Method of Instruction | |
Ted Perlmutter Anna Miller |
3 |
Registration Block (no Adds) (self-man. Wait List) |
In-Person |