OSUN Themes: Democratic Practice; Global Public Health; Inequalities
Why Do Women Kill? Women's Rights in Global Context
Term: January 18, 2024 – May 11, 2024Level: 200-Level
Day/Time: Thursday 6:00 AM - 8:40 AM EST
Instructor: Jannat Kovalchuk, American University of Central Asia
The Why Do Women Kill course is intended to introduce students to the history of the development of women's rights, and its domestic and international regulation. The course covers historical aspects of different time periods, a general overview of criminal law and respective issues, international conventions, and confrontation of domestic and international law. The course reviews and discusses the current situation with women's rights internationally and in several countries as examples. The course is both interdisciplinary and comparative. The purpose of the course is to expose students to the complex issues - social, political, economic, and legal - that characterize women's rights around the globe. Students will be asked to think critically about women's rights while thinking comparatively about the varying domestic and international settings that can alter the meaning and practical application of these rights.
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS