Is torture ever legal?  Is poverty a violation of human rights?  Who is responsible when terrorists violate rights?  This fall quarter, PPPA offers an advanced course on the law and politics of international human rights by engaging these and other fundamental questions.  Taught by Dr. Elizabeth Bruchs, T LAW 424 The Politics and Law of International Human Rights (M/W 1:30) offers in-depth examination of core rights protected by international and regional human rights treaties, and the mechanisms for enforcing those rights. Students will develop research and writing skills by engaging in projects focused on contemporary human rights controversies – climate change and environmental rights, indigenous groups and minority rights, and migration and refugee flows.  The class will also make use of documentary films, practitioner perspectives, and a UWT colloquium on human rights held on campus this October, which covers immigration and cosmopolitanism. The course is designated as a W (writing) course, and PPPA students may also use it to meet their capstone requirement.  Please contact Dr. Elizabeth Bruch (embruch@uw.edu) for additional information.