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128 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOLGW–Oxford International Human Rights Law ProgramThe courses in this section are available primarily through the Law School’s summerprogram on human rights law, offered in conjunction with the University of Oxford andheld on its campus. Selected courses may also be offered at the Law School. In additionto the courses listed below, the GW–Oxford program curriculum offers Law 6546, InternationalLaw of Human Rights, as Fundamentals of International Human Rights Law andLaw 6568, Human Rights Lawyering.6824 International Human Rights and Refugee Law (2)Examination of the protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and the internally displacedunder the UN Refugee Convention and other international instruments, regional accords,and national law. Emphasis is placed on considering the various conceptions of“refugee,” defining persecution, and understanding the rights of asylum and nonexpulsion.Regional developments in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa are covered.The predicament of populations at risk, especially women and victims of war or conflict,is discussed. The consequences for the human rights of forced migrants of humanitarianintervention, safe havens, and economic sanctions are analyzed. (Class participation andexamination)6825 Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights—Law and Practice (2)Legal and practical challenges that arise from a state’s obligation to protect economic,social, and cultural rights (ESCR), and the conceptual framework for those rights.Mechanisms and tools for implementation of ESCR, including the right to housing,health, food, water, education, and work. Obligations of states for human rights beyondtheir borders. (Class participation and examination)6826 Human Rights in the Marketplace (2)The impact of international human rights standards on global trade, corporate governanceand competition, international finance, and economic development. Basic principles andinstitutions; market-based initiatives toward corporate responsibility (i.e., efforts by companiesto attract consumers and investors by voluntarily adopting human rights codes ofconduct or social accountability standards); domestic regulation (directives and legislationin various countries that, through human rights conditionality, attempt to recruit thetransnational corporation as an instrument of foreign policy); civil liability (the enforcementof standards against corporations through private lawsuits in domestic courts); andinternational regulation (under which intergovernmental organizations attempt to channelcorporate conduct in ways that are thought to be socially responsible). (Examination)6827 Gender, Sexuality, and International Human Rights Law (2)Application of the international human rights framework to constructions of gender andsexuality. The politics of gender and sexual diversity within the universality of humanrights, legal pluralism, and cultural relativism. Relevance of international human rights lawto the global response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (Class participation and examination)6828 International Rights of Women (2)Major treaties and international instruments (both U.N. and regional) relating to women’srights; standards of sex discrimination as developed by international tribunals anddomestic courts; interaction of international and domestic law in the context of women’shuman rights; feminist and activist theories and critiques of state responsibility forviolence against women; conflicts between women’s rights and religious or culturalrights.6830 Human Rights Advocacy and Dissemination (2 or 3)This course offers students the opportunity to develop skills in human rights advocacyand dissemination. Through the use of simulation exercises, such as the preparation of
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 129petitions to regional and international human rights bodies, country condition reportsin support of litigation in national courts, and applications for refugee status, studentsengage in critical analysis of the methods and strategies for human rights advocacy atthe local, national, regional, and international levels. Emphasis is also placed on thetraining of officials in human rights standards and the dissemination of such informationto the general public. Students who receive credit for Law 6570 may not enroll inthis course. (Simulation exercises and class participation)6836 Human Rights and Military Responses to Terrorism (2)Examination of international human rights issues that arise when governments use militaryforce, instead of traditional civilian law enforcement methods, to respond to terrorismor the threat of terrorism. Topics include definitions of terrorism and military force;basic authority of governments to use military force against suspected terrorists; andhuman rights questions posed by military actions such as surveillance of civilian populationsto detect terrorist activity, targeted killings and destruction of property of suspectedterrorists, and the detention, interrogation, trial, and other punishment of personsaccused of terrorism. Consideration of the duty of governments to use militaryforce to provide security against terrorism and the rights of persons injured by militaryresponses to terrorism to receive compensation. (Examination)6838 War, Peace, and Human Rights (2)The international legal regime applicable during times of armed conflict. Protection andpromotion of international human rights law in post-conflict situations, with emphasis onthe role of United Nations peacekeeping operations. (Examination)Munich Intellectual Property Summer ProgramThe courses in this section are offered through the Law School’s summer program inintellectual property law held in Munich, Germany. In addition to the courses listed below,the Munich program curriculum offers 1-credit versions of other courses listed inthe Bulletin such as Law 6369, Computer Crime, Law 6477, The Federal Circuit, Law6493, Internet Law, and Law 6496, Intellectual Property Law Seminar.6840 Cross-Border Trade in Intellectual Property (1)Issues raised by international trade in goods protected by copyright, patent, or trademarklaw, and the response of the United States, the European Union, and other legalsystems to those issues. Exploration of various doctrines that regulate the importationof goods protected by intellectual property rights, such as those forbidding parallel importationand those dealing with the first-sale doctrine and exhaustion of intellectualproperty rights. The economic and social policy considerations underlying these doctrines.(Examination)6841 International Patent Law (1)Introduction to the techniques of international patent regulation and consideration of theeffects and desirability of such regulation. International agreements concerning patents,including the Paris Convention, the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the European PatentConvention, and the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs) Agreement.GW degree candidates may not receive credit for both Law 6841 and 6490. (Examination)6845 Technical Protection of Authors’ Rights (1)Technologies used to protect authors’ rights (such as encryption, flags, degradationschemes, and watermarking) and the law that protects and regulates them, includingthe U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the European Copyright Directive, theWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty, and the WIPO
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