119 / 216
LAW-2158 International Children's Rights
Prof. Sara A. Dillon,
3 credits day; 3 credits evening.
Students may choose to substitute a paper for the final take home examination.
This course will examine the legal structure for the protection of children's rights across a wide
range of subject areas. The topics covered will include children and the global economy (child
labor); children and war (child soldiers); children and the global sex industry (sex tourism and
child trafficking); children without families (including the plight of street children and inter-
country adoption); and the children's movement in developed countries (with a focus on corporal
punishment). In each case, the relevant treaty law and national responses will be analyzed. The
course will attempt to situate children's rights in the larger context of international human rights,
especially with regard to weaknesses in mechanisms of enforcement. Class participation will be
an important component of this course.
Elective Course
On List of Recommended Perspectives Courses
Meets International Law Concentration Requirements
May Fulfill Legal Writing Requirement
Take Home Exam or Paper Required
<<Course Updated: March 15, 2016>>