Human Rights in Conflict
Week 4 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Smith Library Classroom | Ages 14 and up
What is the basis for claiming that human rights exist? Does the right to freedom of expression allow disinformation, cartoons that insult a religion, or office banter that offends some people? Is there a natural right to property, or can the state redistribute income and wealth to help the poor? Can natural rights be respected in war zones? Do transgender individuals have a right to participate in organized sports? Does religious freedom justify discrimination against individuals identifying as gay? We consider these and other issues through presentation and discussion.
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Peter Wenz
B.A. Binghamton University; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin. Thirty-five years teaching at universities, including University of Illinois, Oxford University (England), and Canterbury University (New Zealand). Eight books published by such presses as Oxford U. Press, MIT Press, and McGraw-Hill. He has lectured in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, China, Australia, and New Zealand, and is one of the people who simultaneously coined the term "environment justice."
