Course Details

Clinic: International Human Rights Advocacy

Students in the International Human Rights Clinic will learn the primary tools and strategies of international human rights practice and advocacy, including factfinding, strategy development, advocacy through international mechanisms, and pursuing accountability for violations of international law; the course will also engage with critiques of human rights. Students will gain exposure to a wide range of methodologies through a skills-based seminar, while deepening their experience through project work. Projects are carried out in close partnership with human rights and civil society organizations, as well as communities impacted abuses. Project work will focus on international criminal law, international and national accountability mechanisms, economic and social rights, and human rights abuses connected to labor migration.

Catalog Number: LITARB 714
Practice Areas: International Law Practice Area ,  Legal Skills Development
Additional Course Information: Experiential Learning, IHR Elective (JDIHR & LLM-IHR)

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Course History

Spring 2025
Title: Clinic: International Human Rights Advocacy
Faculty: Motaparthy, Priyanka (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 6     Actual: 6

Spring 2024
Title: Clinic: International Human Rights Advocacy
Faculty: Arimond, Bridget (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 6     Actual: 6

Fall 2023
Title: Clinic: International Human Rights Advocacy
Faculty: Arimond, Bridget (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 8     Actual: 8

Spring 2023
Title: Clinic: International Human Rights Advocacy
Faculty: Arimond, Bridget (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 8     Actual: 8

Fall 2022
Title: Clinic: International Human Rights Advocacy
Faculty: Arimond, Bridget (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 6     Actual: 6