Health and Human Rights

This course explores the many ways in which human health and well-being are related to human rights. Human rights area field of international law which includes major treaties, treaty bodies, and adjudicatory mechanisms. In this course we will specifically review the ways in which human rights instruments and jurisprudence have addressed health and issues related to health. Students will also study a wide range of substantive public health issues that have a human rights dimension. The course will also consider the ways that human rights are used as advocacy tools to improve the structural environment that shapes the public's health.

Course Schedule

  • Date: Tuesday 5:30-8:30PM
  • Location:

Course Information

  • Catalog number-Section number: 7592-10
  • Course Type: Seminar
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Credits (min/max): 3/3
  • Subjects:

Enrollment

  • Enrollment status: Open
  • Current enrollment/capacity: 6/12
  • Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
  • Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 0/50

Grading

  • Grade basis: Graded
  • Satisifies Writing Requirement: No
  • Exam type: PROCTORED (2012-03-19T14:40:00)