GWS 401 Gender, Human Rights, and the Law

This course analyzes issues of gender and human rights through a legal framework at the national and transnational levels.  Students will learn how legal institutions reinforce inequalities based on gender, race, class, sexuality, religion, and nationality and provide frameworks to work toward social justice.  Topics may include equal protection, reproductive rights, marriage equality, asylum and immigration law, violence against women and LGBT rights at the national and transnational levels.