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WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW (LAW301H1F)
Rebecca Cook

First Term: 3 credits; 2 hours

Room: Flv-Dr

Schedule:  (M: 4:10 - 6:00)

Note: Students may find it helpful to have taken or be taking Public International Law and International Human Rights Law (or equivalent).

Note: This course serves as a pre-requisite to some of the international human rights internships.

Max. Enrol: 23
10  JD
5  LLM/SJD/MSL/NDEGS/SJD U
5  JD/MA (International Relations)
3 Osgoode students

SUYRP

Perspective Course

This course addresses the challenges of achieving the international legal protection of the human rights of women. It reviews how international and regional human rights conventions have been applied to prevent, punish and remedy the violations of women's rights in international, regional and domestic forums. It examines how the norm of the prohibition of all forms of discrimination against women has been applied, and how it might be more effectively applied, particularly to subgroups of women such as those marginalized by race and ethnicity. It explores how feminist theories, empirical data and narratives might be used to expose women's experiences of injustice. The course aims to go beyond a formalistic understanding of international legal obligations in order to examine different approaches to fostering compliance with the human rights of women in different cultures and religious traditions.

Evaluation: All students must complete four short assignments (3 pages) related to the readings (15%). The balance of the evaluation (85%) will be based on:
(a) a research paper or legal memorandum (approximately 20 pages), or
(b) a 48 hour take-home examination (100%) to be signed out from and returned to the Records Office. The examination may be taken during any 48 hour period between the first day of the examination period and due no later than the set deadline for written work in the applicable term (see Take-home Policy in Syllabus for details).
A limited number of students may fulfill the Extended Paper requirement in this course.