Teaching Human Rights in Political Science

It's great to see Teaching Human Rights in Political Science (Edward Elgar Publishing), edited by David L. Richards and Shareen Hertel, is now out!

From the blurb: “Chapters cover key topics such as international organizations, international law and courts, domestic political institutions, public policy mechanisms and the spaces in which human rights defenders take action. Contributing authors also address approaches grounded in theory, political economy, and qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research, enabling instructors to demonstrate the roles of ideas, actors and institutions in realizing human dignity. Ultimately, Teaching Human Rights in Political Science provides a varied toolkit of learning techniques such as discussions, simulations, policy briefings and debates to help instructors maximize student engagement.”

Lab director Kelebogile Zvobgo and her coauthor (and previous IJL Nexus speaker) Courtney Hillebrecht wrote chapter three, on international law and courts. Whether you’re teaching international law in a human rights course or human rights in an international law/international organizations course, this chapter is for you!

The book is available for purchase here: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/teaching-human-rights-in-political-science-9781035336609.html and their chapter is available open access here: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781035336593/chapter3.xml.