Courses

College of Law

Tp: Transitional Justice

Course Number: 6915
Professor: Noah B. Novogrodsky
Credit Hours & Type of Credit: 3
Semester Offered: Spring
Required: No
Prerequisites: Students must have completed their first year of law school.
Recommended Courses: None

Course Overview: This class will examine how states and societies transition from violent, repressive regimes to a law-abiding and rights –respecting future.  The course explores the set of judicial and non-judicial measures that have been implemented by different countries in order to redress the legacies of massive human rights abuses.  Students are invited to write five short reaction papers or a final term paper.

Course Materials: See the current Book List located under Scheduling.
Course Format: Seminar
Written Assignments: Multiple short papers or one final paper
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