Examines human rights from a sociological perspective. Discusses the history of human rights, debates over their legitimacy and enforceability, and activities to promote and protect the rights of human beings. Also covers the factors that impede enforcement, enable gross violations, and make it difficult or impossible to punish violators.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
These majors only soc relst hist globl
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Lisa Hajjar
4.5
70 reviews
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SOC173R . Hajjar L 20 Days Ago

She's so inspirational. I was always excited for class, learned something new every time. Lectures are a lot of info, but it's all relevant and she explains how it all connects. Literally changed my life and now I'm applying for law school.

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SOC173R . Hajjar L 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

AMAZING PROFESSOR! So passionate, informative, not afraid to give her opinion on global affairs. Great lecture slides with tons of information, posted online so you can use them whenever, but her lectures are so good you need to go. Made the law approachable to a Soc major. I would take any class with her and would give her 50 stars if I could

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SOC173R . Hajjar L 8 Years Ago

She gave way too many readings in this class for my liking, and had a quiz every week. She's very knowledgable but her lectures are really hard to keep up with. It all makes sense in her head I'm guessing but she rambles and doesn't explain the material well.

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HUMANRIGHTS . Hajjar L 5 Months Ago

Professor Hajjar has been such an amazing professor that I am taking another class with her next quarter. She really cares about her students and the material, and is one of the most knowledgeable academics I've ever met. Her class is easy if you show up and at least try to succeed on the papers (3 pages) and tests, each of which there were two.

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SOC146 . Hajjar L 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

TAKE THIS CLASS! This was my favorite class ive taken at UCSB. Though her lectures and readings were heavy, her lectures are so engaging it is easy to stay on track. Her lecture slides also cover every aspect of the readings so if any part of the reading is confusing, she will cover it. I could not stop talking about the class content. the best.

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HUMANRIGHTS . Hajjar L 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

She was a great professor with so much knowledge. It was so great to take her class and I am so honored to have learned from her. She lectures very well - makes it interesting. A lot of reading but the lectures analyze the readings. Midterm and Final and 2 short papers

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