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Institute on Human Rights And the Holocaust
 

Course Offerings Academic Year 2012-2013

Fall 2012 - Spring 2013

I. Undergraduate Courses

Lander College for Arts and Sciences (Flatbush Men’s Division) 
Fall '12 (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/)

  • HIS 155 History of the Jewish People I The development and metamorphosis of Jewish political, social, and economic life from the Second Temple Period to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. The first semester ends with the expulsion from Spain. 
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 334 Topics in Modern European History: World War I and II Selected topics from the Revolutions of 1848 to the present, such as nationalism as a force leading to Word War I, the outbreak of World War II and its results, the Cold War, and the most recent global conflicts. 
    Prerequisite: HMH 202 or permission of the instructor.  (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • SAS 103 Introduction to Sociology The unique perspectives and methods of social science for understanding the social realities of everyday life; the concept of culture, socialization, social perception and cognition; semiotics and anthropological linguistics; the sociology of knowledge, social ethics and norms; groups and stratification, culture continuity and change; human ecology.
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)
  • SAS 371 American Jewish Community Size and geographic distribution of the Jewish community; education, income, occupation, and voting behavior; the historical role of American Jewry; traditional and alternative communal and political organizations; the internal dynamics of Jewish life; problems of identity, acculturation, and assimilation. (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)

 

Lander College for Arts and Sciences (Flatbush Women’s Division) 
Fall '12 (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/)

  • HIS 220 Survey of Modern History I A two semester survey of modern European and world history. The first semester covers the Renaissance through the Reformation and Scientific Revolution until the downfall of Napoleon. The second semester begins with political and intellectual currents in the nineteenth century, focuses on the two World Wars, and concludes with the contemporary world scene. 
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 221 Survey of Modern History II A two semester survey of modern European and world history. The first semester covers the Renaissance through the Reformation and Scientific Revolution until the downfall of Napoleon. The second semester begins with political and intellectual currents in the nineteenth century, focuses on the two World Wars, and concludes with the contemporary world scene. 
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 262 The Holocaust The role of Nazism in the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945, is studied, with special attention given to the reactions of world Jewry and foreign governments to the catastrophe. Ghetto and concentration camp existence and the Jewish resistance movements are also analyzed. 
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • POL 101 American Politics 
    The institutions of American government and the forces that shape governmental action, with emphasis on federal-state relations, the structure and functions of interest groups and political parties, the role of the Presidency, the operation of the Congress, the courts, and the federal bureaucracy. 
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsPoliticalScience.asp)
  • POL 244 American Political Parties and the Electoral Process 
    The structure and operation of American political parties, with emphasis on their organization, leadership, and political role. The course will also examine electoral strategies, the use of polls and the media, the effects of issues and personalities, and recent campaign financing laws. 
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsPoliticalScience.asp)
  • POL 493 Advanced Topics/Judicial Politics
    Prerequisite: Senior status or departmental permission.(http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsPoliticalScience.asp)
  • SAS 101 Introduction to Sociology The unique perspectives and methods of social science for understanding the social realities of everyday life; the concept of culture, socialization, social perception and cognition; semiotics and anthropological linguistics; the sociology of knowledge, social ethics and norms; groups and stratification, culture continuity and change; human ecology.
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)
  • SAS 371 American Jewish Community Size and geographic distribution of the Jewish community; education, income, occupation, and voting behavior; the historical role of American Jewry; traditional and alternative communal and political organizations; the internal dynamics of Jewish life; problems of identity, acculturation, and assimilation. (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)

Lander College for Women 
Fall '12 (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/)

  • HIS 155-156 History of the Jewish People The development and metamorphosis of Jewish political, social, and economic life from the Second Temple Period to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. The first semester ends with the expulsion from Spain.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • POL 311 Introduction to Legal Principles (annual) 
    The nature, evolution, and purpose of law within human societies: the sources and techniques of the law, the distinction between public and private law, and an examination of some key conceptual problems arising under criminal law and the laws of contract, property, and tort. 
    Prerequisites: HMH 101-102 or permission of the instructor.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsPoliticalScience.asp)
  • SAS 103 Introduction to Sociology The unique perspectives and methods of social science for understanding the social realities of everyday life; the concept of culture, socialization, social perception and cognition; semiotics and anthropological linguistics; the sociology of knowledge, social ethics and norms; groups and stratification, culture continuity and change; human ecology. (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)
  • SAS 371 American Jewish Community Size and geographic distribution of the Jewish community; education, income, occupation, and voting behavior; the historical role of American Jewry; traditional and alternative communal and political organizations; the internal dynamics of Jewish life; problems of identity, acculturation, and assimilation. (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)

New York School of Career and Applied Studies 
Fall '12 (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses.html) 

  • GHS 105 History of the United States from Settlements to 1877 The interplay of political and social forces in America from the first settlements in America to 1877, with the emphasis on the development of an independent nation, early nationalism, sectionalism, reform movements, early industrialism, the transportation revolution, the settlement of the West, Manifest Destiny, slavery and the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 106 U.S. History 1877 to Present This course completes the survey of American history. It includes the major forces that shaped America from 1877 to the present, including western settlement, industrialism and the rise of cities, immigration, industrial labor, American expansion and imperialism, political protest movements, the social and cultural revolution of the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal, the World War II experience, the Cold War and the fall of Communism, suburbia, the Civil Rights Movement, recent economic developments, the women's movement, pluralism, and changes in the Presidency.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 203 Immigrant Experience in America This course examines the unique immigrant experience of various ethnic groups. Students learn about conditions in foreign countries that gave impetus to emigration, difficulties in adjustment and acculturation, specific areas of achievement, attempts to preserve ethnic identity within the American mainstream, and contemporary issues and problems.
     (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 203.6 Immigrant Experience in America/Topics This course examines the unique immigrant experience of various ethnic groups. Students learn about conditions in foreign countries that gave impetus to emigration, difficulties in adjustment and acculturation, specific areas of achievement, attempts to preserve ethnic identity within the American mainstream, and contemporary issues and problems.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 210 African American Experience This course examines the history of African-Americans by placing it within the context of world and U.S. History. Coverage includes the African background, the effects of the transatlantic slave trade, the role of chattel slavery in the evolution of an African-American ethnicity, the era of Reconstruction, the imposition of a legally-based system of racial segregation, the growth and development of the Civil Rights movement, and current trends in the development of the African-American people. Special emphasis is placed on the many African-American men and women who contributed to the development of this ethnicity.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 210/210.6 African American Experience/Topics This course examines the history of African-Americans by placing it within the context of world and U.S. History. Coverage includes the African background, the effects of the transatlantic slave trade, the role of chattel slavery in the evolution of an African-American ethnicity, the era of Reconstruction, the imposition of a legally-based system of racial segregation, the growth and development of the Civil Rights movement, and current trends in the development of the African-American people. Special emphasis is placed on the many African-American men and women who contributed to the development of this ethnicity.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 215/215.6 Hispanic American Experience/Topics Survey of the history of Hispanic Americans from pre-colonial America to the present. Special emphasis is placed on the Spanish heritage, Caribbean and Mexican influences, new cultural adaptations, contributions to American culture, and current problems and issues.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 219/219.6 Asian American Experience/Topics Survey of the history of Asian-Americans from the beginning of their immigration to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on the Asian heritages, new cultural adaptations, contributions to American culture, and current problems and issues.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 240 Ethnic Groups in the United States Students examine the historical backgrounds of the various ethnic groups in the United States, both abroad and in this country, including the religious and social lives of the people, as well as the political and economic aspects of their lives in the United States. Also studied are the tensions among the various ethnic groups vis-a-vis each other and the larger "American society" which gave rise to racism and other social problems. The groups. difficulties in adjustment and acculturation and specific areas of their achievement are investigated, as well as their attempts to preserve traditional identities within the American mainstream and solve their problems in America.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 240/240.6 Ethnic Groups in the United States/Topics Students examine the historical backgrounds of the various ethnic groups in the United States, both abroad and in this country, including the religious and social lives of the people, as well as the political and economic aspects of their lives in the United States. Also studied are the tensions among the various ethnic groups vis-a-vis each other and the larger "American society" which gave rise to racism and other social problems. The groups. difficulties in adjustment and acculturation and specific areas of their achievement are investigated, as well as their attempts to preserve traditional identities within the American mainstream and solve their problems in America.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 262 The Holocaust in History (also offered as GJS 262) A history of the events and the catastrophe that befell European Jewry in the 1930.s and 1940.s. The Holocaust is placed within the context of European history. Anti-Semitism, xenophobia, the rise of Nazism and various Fascist movements are discussed. Jewish life and culture in Eastern and Western Europe is described in detail. German policies in both Germany and the occupied countries; ghetto, concentration, and extermination camp existence; Jewish resistance movements and the role of righteous Gentiles are analyzed. World reaction during and after the Holocaust is studied.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 262/262.6 The Holocaust in History/Topics A history of the events and the catastrophe that befell European Jewry in the 1930.s and 1940.s. The Holocaust is placed within the context of European history. Anti-Semitism, xenophobia, the rise of Nazism and various Fascist movements are discussed. Jewish life and culture in Eastern and Western Europe is described in detail. German policies in both Germany and the occupied countries; ghetto, concentration, and extermination camp existence; Jewish resistance movements and the role of righteous Gentiles are analyzed. World reaction during and after the Holocaust is studied.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 308 Problems and Methods in American History A focused survey of the crises that shaped America from the first settlements to the present. The course examines such problems as the nature of Atlantic slavery, the nature of the American Revolution, the coming of the Civil War, the legacy of Reconstruction, the settlement of the West, finance capitalism and its effects, imperialism and its consequences, the unusual progressivism philosophy, the nature of the Great Depression and the New Deal, the ingredients of the Cold War, the character of the Civil Rights movement, the aims of the women's movement and the growth of the new conservatism. Throughout, students learn to see history as the result of a clash of forces, as the product of events and deliberations. How the debates over America's past problems inform our current discussions is an important theme of the course.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 308/308.6 Problems and Methods in American History/Topics A focused survey of the crises that shaped America from the first settlements to the present. The course examines such problems as the nature of Atlantic slavery, the nature of the American Revolution, the coming of the Civil War, the legacy of Reconstruction, the settlement of the West, finance capitalism and its effects, imperialism and its consequences, the unusual progressivism philosophy, the nature of the Great Depression and the New Deal, the ingredients of the Cold War, the character of the Civil Rights movement, the aims of the women's movement and the growth of the new conservatism. Throughout, students learn to see history as the result of a clash of forces, as the product of events and deliberations. How the debates over America's past problems inform our current discussions is an important theme of the course.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 325/325.6 The Civil Rights Movement In The U.S./Topics Conditions in the United States which contributed to the post-World War II Civil Rights movement; historical development of the impact of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision; black activism between 1955-1970; recent legal and judicial milestones; current needs, status, and problems facing the Civil Rights movement.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 330/330.6 Black-Jewish Relations/Topics A historical study of the relationship between the Jewish and African-American communities in the United States, with special focus on the developments and issues that have united and divided the two groups since 1945. This course examines the present challenges and responses affecting the future interrelationship of both populations. 
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 343 American Labor HistoryThis course presents an in-depth examination of the history of Labor in the United States. Topics include: Labor in the Colonial Period, industrialization and the rise of the factory system, the Civil War and early workers. movements, the growth of national unions, large scale industrialism and Labor; Labor during the Progressive Period and World War I; the Depression and the rise of industrial relations, Labor and World War II, unions and the Cold War, Civil Rights and the Labor movement; feminism; Labor legislation, the Labor movement today; collaborative models in the workplace. Students investigate the status and conditions of working people, the rise of the welfare-state concept, and the politics of the working class.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 362 American Women's HistoryThe study of the conditions and experiences of American women, with emphasis on the period after the Civil War; historical development of the Women's movement after 1900, with major focus on post-World War II developments. The current status, needs, and problems of the movement will also be considered. 
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 362/362.6 American Women’s History/Topics The study of the conditions and experiences of American women, with emphasis on the period after the Civil War; historical development of the Women's movement after 1900, with major focus on post-World War II developments. The current status, needs, and problems of the movement will also be considered. 
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 450 American Cultural History The evolution and development of American culture, including popular aspects from its flowering after the Civil War to the present. The emphasis will be on the period after 1900. Areas include literature, theater, film, the arts, music, and other media. Students examine ethnic and other influences on American culture. The interplay between cultural developments and the American civilization producing them is investigated.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 450/450.6 American Cultural History/Topics The evolution and development of American culture, including popular aspects from its flowering after the Civil War to the present. The emphasis will be on the period after 1900. Areas include literature, theater, film, the arts, music, and other media. Students examine ethnic and other influences on American culture. The interplay between cultural developments and the American civilization producing them is investigated.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GSO 239 Hispanic American Community Survey of the Hispanic American community, including demographic characteristics; social, religious, political and economic institutions, with emphasis placed on the contributions and problems of the Hispanic American community in New York City.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_socio.html)
  • GSO 248 Intergroup Relations in America An interdisciplinary analysis of the social, psychological, and cultural aspects of race and ethnicity. Theories of prejudice and their effect on intergroup relations are studied, as well as male/ female relations in light of contemporary social science theories of social structure, and the learning process and individual development. Includes a brief history of the experiences of various racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_socio.html)
  • GPH 230 Business Ethics Students will examine the ethical issues that arise in the context of business. The relevance of ethical theory to such issues as consumer rights and truth in advertising will be studied. Obligations to shareholders and negotiating strategies are discussed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_phil.html)
  • GPH 240 Values and Ethics in Human Services This course surveys and analyzes the explicit and implicit values and ethical issues in the field of human services. Major theoretical perspectives are presented drawing on thinkers form the disciplines of science, philosophy, psychology, sociology and cultural analysis. A comparative analysis of ethical issues and practices in different cultures and societies are reviewed. The political and economic sources of values are considered along with how values and ethics affect the development of social rules and behavior. An examination of critical value issues at the national, city and organizational level are discussed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_phil.html)
  • GPH 240/240.6 Values and Ethics in Human Services/Topics This course surveys and analyzes the explicit and implicit values and ethical issues in the field of human services. Major theoretical perspectives are presented drawing on thinkers form the disciplines of science, philosophy, psychology, sociology and cultural analysis. A comparative analysis of ethical issues and practices in different cultures and societies are reviewed. The political and economic sources of values are considered along with how values and ethics affect the development of social rules and behavior. An examination of critical value issues at the national, city and organizational level are discussed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_phil.html)
  • GJS 100 The Jewish Heritage An overview of the historical developments of Jewish culture, values and practices.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_jud.html)
  • GJS 262/262.6 History of the Holocaust/Topics in Judiac Studies The role of Nazism in the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945, is studied with special attention to the reactions of world Jewry and foreign governments to the catastrophe. Ghetto and concentration camp existence and the Jewish resistance movements are also covered. The literature and history writing of the Holocaust are included
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_jud.html)
  • GJS 271 American Jewish History Study of the Sephardic legacy; German Jewish migration and influence; the development of religious communities, the impact of the Civil War, migrations from Eastern Europe, acculturation and assimilation, responses to the Holocaust and Zionism. The social, economic and religious structures of the modern Jewish community will be analyzed as well.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_jud.html)
  • GPL 201/201.6 U.S. Political and Foreign Policy/Topics United States diplomacy and foreign policy making in the 20th century, with major emphasis on events in the post-World War II world. The East-West struggle, American and Soviet tensions, are analyzed against the background of shifting relations between the major powers, minor powers, and newly independent Third World countries. Also covered are U.S. relations with various regions of the world, especially the Middle East. Students are introduced to the governmental and non-governmental forces that influence the making of U.S. foreign policy
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_pol.html)

 

 Touro College France 
Fall '12 (http://www.touro.fr/academics/bachelor-degree-programs/bs-a-ba-course-descriptions)

  • HIS 155-156 History of the Jewish People The development and metamorphosis of Jewish political, social, and economic life from the Second Temple Period to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. The first semester ends with the expulsion from Spain.
  • HIS 262 The Holocaust The role of Nazism in the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945, is studied, with special attention given to the reactions of world Jewry and foreign governments to the catastrophe. Ghetto and concentration camp existence, as well as, Jewish resistance movements are also analyzed.
  • HIS 271 American Jewish History Study of the Sephardic legacy, German-Jewish migration and hegemony, the development of religious communities, the Civil War, migrations from Eastern Europe, acculturation and assimilation, responses to Zionism and the Holocaust, and current issues. Historical and literary texts on the interaction of Jew and Gentile are examined as well. Prerequisite: HIS 156 or permission of the instructor.
  • PHI 225 Business Ethics An examination of ethical issues that arise in the context of business. The relevance of ethical theory to such issues as consumer rights, truth in advertising, obligations to shareholders and negotiating strategies is discussed.

 

 Touro College Berlin 
MA Program in Holocaust Communication and Tolerance Jewish Studies | Holocaust Studies
(http://www.touroberlin.de/en/studium/master-of-arts-in-holocaust-communication-and-tolerance.html)

II. Graduate Studies
Graduate School of Judaic Studies 
Fall '12 (http://www.touro.edu/judagrad/course.asp)

  • HJS 642A Israel and the Protection of Human Rights The seminar will address the development of international human rights law and politics from the end of the Holocaust until today. Our focal point will be the application and impact of these developments on the state of Israel. Particular attention will be paid to the United Nations system. The course will include a visit to one or more UN meetings
  • HJS 660B Jewish Communities of the World An analysis of currents in medieval and modern Jewish history through readings of selected texts

Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center 
Fall '12 (http://www.tourolaw.edu/pdf/FallSchedule.pdf)

  • LAW 892 Civil Rights Litigation Clinic I. This clinic offers hands-on experience in litigating civil rights claims on behalf of individuals currently or formerly confined to psychiatric facilities. Under close faculty supervision, students handle precedent-setting cases relating to the confinement, care, and treatment of individuals deemed to be mentally ill. The clinic prepares students for all types of litigation and trains them to interview clients, investigate and develop facts, draft pleadings and discovery documents, and research and write briefs. The course requires a minimum of 10 hours of clinical work in addition to a weekly three-hour seminar. (http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/coursedetails.aspx?id=892)
  • LAW 634 Constitutional Law Survey This course provides a survey of current constitutional law, including the three branches of the federal government, the powers of the U.S. Supreme Court, congressional regulation of judicial power, and basic constitutional provisions. (http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/coursedetails.aspx?id=634)
  • LAW 636 Constitutional Law I The first part of this course addresses constitutional doctrines involving the three branches of the federal government and their relationships with one another and with state and local authority; the second part analyzes individual constitutionally protected rights of due process, equal protection, affirmative action, privacy, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.
    (http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/coursedetails.aspx?id=636)
  • LAW 926 International Human Rights. This course explores the rights asserted in international instruments and the manner by which they are protected under national and international laws. Topics covered include the United Nations system of human rights protection; the European Convention on Human Rights and its Commission and Court of Human Rights; the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Helsinki Accords); the Inter-American System of Human Rights Protection, including the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights; the African system of Human and Peoples’ Rights; and International Humanitarian Law—human rights protection during armed conflicts.
    (http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/coursedetails.aspx?id=926)
  • LAW 937 First Amendment Seminar. This seminar offers an introduction to the law regarding freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The class concentrates on the importance of freedom of expression; the nature of speech - freedom of speech in public and private places; the relevance of the audience in determining the right of freedom of expression; censorship and permissible restrictions on freedom of expression; vagueness and overbreadth in applicable legislation; prior restraint; and symbolic speech.
    (http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/coursedetails.aspx?id=937)
  • LAW 619 Justice. This seminar examines justice in law by application of broad moral, philosophical, and political principles to real cases and controversies. Discussion topics include law and autonomy, race and justice, gender and justice, and economics and justice, as well as the scope of the criminal law and the role of justice in the international arena. The goal of the class is to construct guiding norms of justice and equity as they would be reflected in the laws that govern a model society. 
    (http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/coursedetails.aspx?id=619)
  • LAW 731 American Legal History This survey course of American legal history, from the Colonial period through the modern era, focuses on the evolution of legal institutions in the United States. It explores developments in both public and private law, with attention to some of America’s greatest jurists and most celebrated cases.
    (http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/coursedetails.aspx?id=731)
  • LAW 903 Racism & American Law. This course begins by examining the extent to which racism has been reflected in the country‘s legal system, the ways in which the legal order has abetted racism, and the notion of law as an agent of social change. The course then focuses on contemporary uses of American law as a tool to reshape racially stratified economic, social, and political structures. The course examines primarily the experience of black Americans, but addresses also the experiences of other racial groups. (http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/coursedetails.aspx?id=903)
  • LAW 967 Rights of Children. Central to this course are the relationships among children and their parents/guardians and various state agencies. In addition to the core constitutional issues, general topics include the juvenile justice system; child abuse, parental neglect, and foster care; severely deformed newborns; and medical treatment of and experimentation on children. (http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/coursedetails.aspx?id=967)

 

 

Spring 2013 (forthcoming)

 

Holocaust Studies Summer Program 2013

http://www.touroberlin.de/en/studium/holocaust-studies-summer-program-2012.html

International Summer Programs
http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/?pageid=74

Vietnam (http://www.tourolaw.edu/SummerPrograms/pages/programInfo.aspx?pID=7)

  • International Criminal Law. This course covers three main topics, criminal law measures by individual nations, cooperative criminal law measures by pairs or groups of nations, and criminal law matters that have supranational aspects. In the third of these war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are discussed as well as such enforcement mechanisms as international tribunals and mixed tribunals featuring national judges plus judges from abroad with international backing. These are deeply implicated in Vietnam’s history, particularly the period of American involvement, which sometimes featured attacks on civilians, controversial treatment of prisoners, and questionable methods for attacking combatants. Also, in neighboring Cambodia the Khmer Rouge conducted a genocidal campaign that killed nearly one third of the inhabitants of that nation. The Khmer Rouge slaughter was ended by the Vietnamese army, which forced its members into exile in Thailand. Only now are the leaders of the Khmer Rouge being prosecuted, and this is being done in the Extraordinary Chambers of the Cambodian courts, in which international jurists participate.

Germany (http://www.tourolaw.edu/SummerPrograms/pages/programInfo.aspx?pID=1)

  • International Human Rights Law. Studying international human rights in the shadow of the Reichstag and the Berlin Wall offers a unique opportunity to examine egregious human rights violations and a country's subsequent efforts to correct and prevent them. In a matter of decades, Germany experienced the horrors of the Nazis and the repression of the communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany). This course will examine the development of an international framework of political, economic and social rights after World War II, from the trials of  Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg to contemporary disputes over political, religious, economic and cultural rights in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.  We will trace the United States' history of ratifying international human rights treaties and ask why the United States has found certain provisions of basic human rights treaties acceptable and others inconsistent with principles of sovereignty and, in some cases, the Bill of Rights.  We will question whether human rights are universal or culture and country specific, and take a close look at the debate between the United States and China over political and economic rights ("Asian exceptionalism").  Students who take this course should leave with a firm understanding of the fundamental human rights treaties and covenants, the principles that underlie them, and their potential application to the myriad human rights issues that arise each day throughout the world.
  • European Legal Systems and the Holocaust. This course explores the ways in which law played a key role in facilitating the genocide in Europe during World War II. With a focus on the fully functioning and highly dissimilar legal systems of the Third Reich and Vichy France, we examine the discourse of judges, lawyers, law professors and government officials relating to “the Jewish question.” We explore the grotesque “jurisprudence” that rationalized discrimination, expropriation, imprisonment and death. We examine the postwar response of law to the horrors, and we explore very recent attempts in American federal courts to bring a measure of justice to Holocaust victims and their heirs. Throughout, our work is designed to integrate what we learn into the present-day understanding of how lawyers behave and speak, particularly during a “state of exception” or perceived crisis.

Israel (http://www.tourolaw.edu/SummerPrograms/pages/programInfo.aspx?pID=4)

  • International Human Rights Law. The emphasis of this course will be on the political, economic and civil rights provided by documents such as the International Bill of Human Rights. Topics will include the relationship between civil liberties and religious beliefs in Muslim countries as well as in Israel, and legal issues raised by the Middle East conflict. Particular consideration will be given to the status of the Arab population residing within the state of Israel. Attention will also be devoted to the economic and political relationship of the Palestinians and the Jewish settlers residing in the disputed territories.
  • Civil Liberties and the Age of Terrorism. This course will explore how the United States and Israel have responded to the tension between a commitment to protecting civil liberties and a need for enhancing national security. Among the issues that will be discussed are: the use and definition of torture; the indefinite detention of persons thought to be linked to terror; the conditions of confinement of suspected terrorists; and the legality of various military measures aimed at destroying the terrorism infrastructure and preventing further terrorist attacks. Central to our study will be an exploration of the appropriateness of judicial review of issues affecting national security. The U.S. response will be contrasted to Israel’s response to persistent acts of terrorism, with particular attention paid to the role of the Israeli Supreme Court.
  • Jewish Law and American Law in Comparative Perspective This course will explore a number of areas of law common to both the Jewish and American legal systems.  Topics will include capital punishment, self-incrimination, abortion, and the practice of law.  Through a comparative analysis of the two systems, the course will provide an opportunity to develop a more thoughtful understanding of each system on its own terms as well.  The course will include an introduction to the Jewish legal system, and all course materials will be in English.  Therefore, no prior knowledge of Jewish law or the Hebrew language is required.

India (http://www.tourolaw.edu/SummerPrograms/pages/programInfo.aspx?pID=5)

  • Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism  This course will explore how the United States, India, and Israel have responded to the tension between a commitment to protecting civil liberties and a need for enhancing national security. Among the issues that will be discussed are: the use and definition of torture; the indefinite detention of persons thought to be linked to terror; the conditions of confinement of suspected terrorists; and the legality of various military measures aimed at destroying the terrorism infrastructure and preventing further terrorist attacks. Central to our study will be an exploration of the appropriateness of judicial review of issues affecting national security.   
  • International Human Rights. Emphasis will be on the political, cultural and social rights enumerated by a variety of international documents including the U.N. Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Topics range from the use of armed force by the U.N. to accomplish humanitarian goals to the claim of many Asian countries to have a particular regional and cultural perspective on human rights. Particular emphasis will be placed on issues relating to human rights in Tibet.


 
 


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