CRM 187 A-Z - (IS) Special Topics in CriminologySemester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Interdisciplinary exploration of specific issues in the discipline of criminology — e.g., organized crime, forgery, juvenile courts, crimes against children, etc. Topics may change each semester.
Current Special Topics
CRM 187G - International Human Rights Law
The course is designed to provide students with an overview of international human rights law. The course will focus on the core international human rights instruments and mechanisms that support the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. Current States’ reports under examination by key United Nations human rights treaty bodies as well as country-specific situations under consideration of the UN Human Rights System, will be showcased during the course to contextualize the subject matter and how international human rights standards can further social justice efforts.
CRM 187U - Gender Justice: Gender-Based Crimes
The course is designed to provide students with an overview of the road towards ending impunity for conflict-related sexual and gender-based crimes at the international level. The course will focus on the gender provisions of the Rome Statute, the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as well as the work of the United Nations towards addressing and ending impunity for conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence and crimes.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
May be repeated for credit when topics vary. As individual subjects are offered, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Students may take up to two (6 s.h.) of these courses in fulfillment of the electives requirement for their Criminology major or minor, so long as each special topics course has a different letter designation. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
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