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635AB Research Tutorial on the UN Human Rights Committee

This course is a research tutorial in which students will work with the professor in carrying out his responsibilities as an independent expert on the UN Human Rights Committee. Enrollment is limited to students chosen by the professor. Work will involve preparing materials for the Committee’s review of reports by government delegations in the Fall and Spring. This is a year-long course.

Enrollment Pre-/Co- Requisite Information

Consent required

Course Areas of Practice
  • International and Comparative Law
  • Law, Democracy, and Society
Evaluation Methods
  • Other
Degree Requirements
JD elective
JD experiential
IntlLLM-SJD-EXC elective
LLM-ICL (JD) elective
PIPS elective
Course Type
  • Research Tutorial
Learning Outcomes
  • Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the legal context

Spring 2026

2026
Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor

635AB.01
  • Other
 Laurence R. Helfer

This course is a research tutorial in which students will work with the professor in carrying out his responsibilities as an independent expert on the UN Human Rights Committee. Enrollment is limited to students chosen by the professor. Work will involve preparing materials for the Committee’s review of reports by government delegations in the Fall and Spring. This is a year-long course.

Grading Basis: Credit/No Credit

Degree Requirements
Pre/Co-requisites

Consent required

Fall 2025

2025
Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor

635AB.01
  • Other
 Laurence R. Helfer

This course is a research tutorial in which students will work with the professor in carrying out his responsibilities as an independent expert on the UN Human Rights Committee. Enrollment is limited to students chosen by the professor. Work will involve preparing materials for the Committee’s review of reports by government delegations in the Fall and Spring. This is a year-long course.

Grading Basis: Credit/No Credit

Degree Requirements
Pre/Co-requisites

Consent required

Fall 2024

2024
Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor

635AB.01 2
  • Other
 Laurence R. Helfer

This course is a research tutorial in which students will work with the professor in carrying out his responsibilities as an independent expert on the UN Human Rights Committee. Enrollment is limited to students chosen by the professor. Work will involve preparing materials for the Committee’s review of reports by government delegations in the Fall of 2024 and Spring of 2025. This is a year-long course.

Grading Basis: Credit/No Credit

Degree Requirements
Pre/Co-requisites

Consent required

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*Please note that this information is for planning purposes only, and should not be relied upon for the schedule for a given semester. Faculty leaves and sabbaticals, as well as other curriculum considerations, will sometimes affect when a course may be offered.