ANTHROPOLOGY

Anthropology 159: Warfare and Conflict
Examination of conflict and violent confrontation as these have been treated in anthropological literature. Cross-cultural comparison of institutions such as raids, feuds, ritual warfare. Consideration of application of anthropology to study of militaries, modern warfare, and large-scale ethnic conflict.

Anthropology 256: Anthropology of Conflict*
Examination of events and institutions associated with large-scale or ongoing conflict in variety of settings. Particular consideration to roots of violence, violent manifestations and cross-cultural misunderstandings, and nature and content of armed confrontation.

Anthropology M266: Health and Culture in Americas*
Health issues throughout Americas, especially indigenous/Mestizo Latin American populations. Holistic approach covering politics, economics, history, geography, human rights, maternal/child health, culture.


CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES

Chicana and Chicano Studies 151: Human Rights in Americas
International human rights law and U.S. foreign policy in context of historical, political, social, and legal issues and court decisions involving U.S. and its role and relations with governments and institutions throughout Americas. Historical and contemporary development of regional and international law, institutions, law, and norms related to promotion and protection of human rights.


COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES

Community Health Sciences 205: Immigrant Health*
Overview of key topics in public health for documented and undocumented immigrants and refugees in U.S. Demographics, health status, behavioral risk factors, and social determinants, health and human rights, and access to healthcare and prevention services. Analysis of public policy across topics. Builds skills necessary to develop integrated approach to health of immigrant populations.

Community Health Sciences 254: Intentional Disasters: War and Refugees*
Overview of intentional disasters, with focus on technically underdeveloped areas and consequent population migration. Principal focus on health consequences of these events and strategies to address health issues.


COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

Comparative Literature M148: Contemporary Arab Film and Song
Exploration of conjunctions between contemporary Arab film and song and between popular cultures and cultures of commitment (Iltizam), with possible focus on specific genres such as realist/neorealist Arab film; feminist Arab film or popular Arab film and song; topics such as nation, gender, and representation or democracy and human rights or censorship, reception, and resistance. Possible examination of various national cinemas such as Tunisian, Egyptian, Moroccan, Algerian, and Palestinian. Various musical genres such as Rai, Mizoued, and Hip-hop also examined in relation to emergence not only of national cinemas, national music industries, and iconic singers but also of video clip, satellite TV, star academy, and reality shows — all products of transnational and pan-Arab mass media.


HISTORY

History 109B: Palestine, Zionism, and Evolution of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Examination of origins of Arab-Israeli dispute from mid-19th century through founding of state of Israel and expulsion/flight of three quarters of million Palestinians from their homes. Exploration of social history of Palestine up to Zionist colonization, origins of Zionism and Palestinian nationalism, varieties of Zionism, Zionism and colonialism, seminal events and their consequent symbolic connotations “Great Revolt” and 1948 nakba (disaster), construction of national consensus in Israel, 1967 and its aftermath, intifada, and redefinition of conflict as result of Oslo. Honors Collegium 2 Comparative Genocide Social comparative study of genocide, combining theoretical concepts with case studies (such as Armenia, the Holocaust, American Indians, Uganda under Amin and Obote, etc.).


HONORS COLLEGIUM

Honors Collegium 122: Violence Against Women in Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Exploration of sources of violent acts against women in different societies. Topics include wife beating, female sexual slavery, female infanticide, dowry deaths, female genital “circumcision,” rape, and emerging global human rights responses to these issues.

Honors Collegium 123: War and Peace in Africa
Investigation into main causes and forms of warfare on African continent, including relationship between internal war and transborder conflict, historic ethnic antagonism, competition for control of natural resources, and hostilities precipitated by militarism.


LAW, SCHOOL OF

Law 269: National Security Law
This course examines international law and U.S. domestic law relevant to the handling of national security matters. Much of the course focuses on international law governing the use of military force and conflict management. On the domestic level, we will study the allocation of power under the Constitution between Congress and the President with respect to war powers and other national security issues and we will assess the role of the courts as a check on the political branches in this area, particularly as it relates to ongoing efforts to fight terrorism. Domestic statutory authority, including the War Powers Resolution, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and the Military Commissions Act, will be covered as well. On the international level, we will review the lawfulness of the use of military force in several illustrative cases and assess key problems in international humanitarian law/the law of war presented by the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and by operations against transnational and subnational terrorist networks. We will consider such specific topics as war crimes, the question of unlawful combatants, the treatment of prisoners of war, and the protection of civilian persons in time of war. Special attention will also be given to the U.N. Charter and the institutional framework for collective efforts to maintain international peace and security, including peacekeeping operations and enforcement actions. As we look at various challenges presented by new weapons technologies, the course concludes by examining several key disarmament and arms control issues, focusing on efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

Law 270: Public International Law
Public international law is the body of law that governs relations between states in the international system and, increasingly, regulates the treatment of individuals and corporations by states. The scope and importance of public international has expanded dramatically in the last century, as a result of acceleration in global trade – and the vast growth of international communications and transportation attendant to it; the escalation of international armed conflict; rapid deterioration of the environment across the globe; and increased international awareness of large-scale human rights violations. With the advent of the global war on terror and the unfolding global financial crisis, public international law is continuing to expand to meet new challenges.

This course will serve as a basic introduction to the rules, procedures, institutions and actors that are involved in the development, enforcement and adjudication of public international law. We will cover the nature and sources of international law; the role and influence of states, non-governmental organizations and international organizations; the law of treaties; customary international law; jurisdiction and immunities; state responsibility; the law governing the use of force; international dispute resolution; and the role of the United Nations and of international judicial bodies. In addition, the course will survey specific fields within international law such as human rights, law of the sea, international criminal law, international environmental law and trade and investment law. The overview of the international legal system offered in the course will have an emphasis on current challenges and pressures including those posed by global warming, international terrorism and increased economic and financial globalization.

Law 273: International Human Rights Law
This course serves as a basic introduction to International Human Rights law. International Human Rights has become one of the most influential and also controversial fields of jurisprudence. We will seek to become well acquainted with every significant aspect of this critical field including its history, theory, and practice. We will start off by focusing on the historical origins, philosophical foundations and the emergence of the concept of humanitarian law. Eventually, the topics covered in the course will include the United Nations world system and United Nations Charter, the major international and regional human rights conventions and other related legal instruments, the mechanisms for the implementation and reporting of human rights practices, the main international bodies and organizations, including NGOs, dedicated to the enforcement and upholding of human rights standards, the various generation of rights including political, civil, economic, and cultural rights, and remedies for human rights violations including the use of force and humanitarian intervention. A significant portion of the course will be dedicated to discussing the most controversial aspects of International Human Rights law such as the universalism versus relativism debate, cultural and religious exceptions to global human rights standards, hypocrisy and double standards in human rights enforcement and implementation, critiques of Western human rights schemes, the war on terrorism, and the use of torture.

Law 369: Anti-Terrorism and Criminal Enforcement
This course addresses the legal aspects of the U.S. government's "war" on terrorism. It examines the crimes and special approaches to criminal procedure (including bases for extended detention and special rules of investigation) that are being used in that effort that differ from much of ordinary criminal process. Problems of legality, constitutionality, application and the appropriateness of using particular policy approaches are addressed. The main emphasis is on U.S. domestic law, not on the use of international adjudicative process or international agencies. The course plays off of the tension between a criminal or law enforcement approach, on the one hand, and a wartime, military basis, on the other. The goal of the course is to examine how much and to what extent the steps taken by the government in this "war" may take away from us elements of our traditional civil liberties. A casebook containing the relevant recent cases, statutes and other materials is used in the course.

Law 523: Seminar: International Human Rights Colloquium
This course begins with a lecture on alternative approaches to understanding international human rights law. Legal, political, sociological, and economic perspectives will be considered. These lectures will be followed by weekly presentations on the topic by eleven leading human rights scholars from the United States and abroad. All lectures will be open to the University community, but course enrollment is limited to thirty law students and ten senior undergraduate students from other departments; students will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. Course requirements: attendance and a two-page critique of each of the papers presented by guest lecturers. No final exam; no term paper. Because student demand for the course is expected to be high and enrollment is limited, no student will be permitted to drop this course after enrolling in it.

Law 566: Seminar: Laws of War and the War(s) on Terror
The subset of international law relating to the conduct of war – known as international humanitarian law (IHL) or the law of armed conflict – plays a prominent role in contemporary debates about law and political violence across the world from Colombia to Sri Lanka, from Afghanistan to Guantánamo Bay. The institutions, discourses and practices associated with IHL help shape contemporary debates about the use of force, provide a powerful language of legitimacy and de-legitimization, and structure decisions that may have crucial effects on international order and international human rights.

This seminar has two goals: first, to provide a basic introduction to IHL and second to explore some of the recurring and seemingly intractable problems that arise in the contemporary theory and practice of IHL, particularly in the post-September 11th context. Topics covered will include: international principles and rules governing the conduct of international and other armed conflict; the complementary nature of IHL and human rights law; the protections afforded by the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Protocols to combatants and noncombatants, including civilians and POWs; the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross; key decisions of international bodies regarding accountability for violations of IHL; and the transformation of the theory and practice of IHL under the pressure of (the) contemporary war(s) on terror. A background in or familiarity with public international law and/or international human rights is helpful, but not necessary, to participate in the seminar.

Law M577: Seminar: Trafficking and Human Rights
Human trafficking represents a troubling side effect of globalization, encompassing forced labor and the illicit trade in people across borders. This interdisciplinary course will review and critically assess a diverse literature on the international traffic in persons with an emphasis on the significance of the sociological, legal, and gender aspects of trafficking. We focus primarily on trafficking for sex work and the problematically blurred lines between the discourse on the commercial sex trade and trafficking, while also looking at issues such as the role of political and economic transition, militarization, the health implications of trafficking, trafficking for nonsexual labor, and the role of advocacy. We draw from a variety of sources, including academic scholarship, domestic and international laws, and governmental and NGO reports. This interdisciplinary course is open to ten law students and ten graduate students.


POLITICAL SCIENCE

Political Science M107: Women and Politics
Introduction to rapidly growing body of empirical and theoretical scholarship on women and politics in both national and international contexts. Topics may include women’s movement in the U.S. and globally; women’s electoral participation; representation of women in Congress and in legislatures worldwide; women as heads of government and state; feminist critiques of political science; women and human rights; ERA; struggle for suffrage; mothers as political actors; women and the military; women, development, and globalization.


SOCIOLOGY

Sociology 191T: Undergraduate Seminar: War and Society
Study of relationship between society’s military and its social organization in general, with particular attention to shock-based civic militarism characteristic of the West. Topics include honor, discipline, bureaucracy, conscription, logistics, total war, guerilla war, terrorism, and counterinsurgency. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project.


WOMEN'S STUDIES

Women’s Studies M144: Women’s Movement in Latin America
Course on women’s movements and feminism in Latin America and Caribbean to examine diverse social movements and locations from which women have launched political and gender struggles. Discussion of forms of feminism and women’s consciousness that have emerged out of indigenous rights movements, environmental struggles, labor movements, Christian-based communities, peasant and rural organizing, and new social movements that are concerned with race, sexuality, feminism, and human rights. Through comparative study of women’s movements in diversity of political systems as well as national and transnational arenas, students gain understanding of historical contexts and political conditions that give rise to women’s resistance, as well as major debates in field of study.

Women’s Studies 171A: Women, Gender, and Law: Jurisprudence of Sexual Equality
Exploration of models of equality described and/or advocated by legal theorists primarily in the U.S. — equality of opportunity, equality of outcome, equality of respect, etc. — using specific problems of women (e.g., sexual harassment, pregnancy leave policy, access to safe and effective reproductive control technologies) for purposes of comparison and critique. Specific focus may vary by instructor (e.g., consideration of sexual equality theories to issues of gender equity, legal status of women in countries outside the U.S. or from perspectives of international human rights).


* Graduate course