International Opportunities
Winter Human Rights Program – Southeast Asia
Trinity’s annual Winter Human Rights Program is an experiential course on the international laws and policies on human trafficking with a focus on the history and legal response to the Cambodian genocide. The study tour takes place in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia, with visits to important cultural sites, such as Angkor Wat, Tuol Sleng genocide museum, and the Killing Fields at Choeung Ek. Students explore social enterprises, NGOs, and government agencies engaged in the prevention, rescue, and aftercare efforts for human trafficking survivors. Additionally, students visit the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) where members of the Khmer Rouge were convicted of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions. Previous trips also included visits to the United States Embassy and Documentation Center of Cambodia. Throughout the study tour, students examine contemporary issues surrounding sex and labor trafficking and learn about the social, legal, and ethical challenges of working in this field.
Summer Human Rights Institute – Europe
Trinity’s annual Summer Human Rights Program is an advanced course in international and comparative human rights law as well as an introduction to international criminal law and humanitarian law.
The program begins in The Hague, Netherlands, a major U.N. host city and the home of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. While there, students visit the courts, hear from judges, lawyers, and guest lecturers, and learn foundational principles of international human rights law, humanitarian law, and criminal law. They also have the opportunity to visit many important cultural stites, such as the Binnenhof (Dutch legislature), the Mauritshuis (museum home to many Dutch masters), and Oranjehotel (Nazi prison). Students then travel to Strasbourg, France, seat of the European Court of Human Rights, the Council of Europe, and the European Parliament, as well as a lively hub of French art, culture, and cuisine. Students examine contemporary issues in international human rights law, humanitarian law, and criminal law, with supplemented with discussion of those issues from a Christian perspective with Trinity professors and guest speakers, including lawyers, advocates, and academics. Visits to sites that contribute to the modern view of international human rights include a visit to a former Nazi concentration camp and WWII memorial.
LA 545 Human Trafficking: Law and Policy (Cambodia) - 1-3 Hours
In this study abroad course in Cambodia, students are introduced to international and domestic laws and policies governing various forms of human trafficking, including forced labor, sexual exploitation, and other modern forms of slavery. Cambodia is considered a source, transit, and destination country for many forms of human trafficking. Students explore Cambodia's history as well as its legal responses to the Cambodian genocide and human trafficking. Students examine the diplomatic and policy tools employed by governments, non-governmental organizations, and other institutions to combat trafficking, including foreign aid, local investment, education, and economic development. Students have the opportunity to meet with multilateral organizations, government officials, NGOs, survivor organizations, and other key individuals involved in the anti-trafficking movement. LA 545 is repeatable for up to 3 units. Delivery Mode: Traditional Juris Doctor.
LA 932 International Human Rights Protection (Europe) - 6 Hours
In this study abroad course in The Hague, Netherlands, and Strasbourg, France, students address the recognition and protection of human rights under international law. Students address the protection of human beings in the international human rights protection system, the regional systems for protecting human rights, as well as under international criminal law and international humanitarian law. Students investigate the jurisprudence of human rights, including its history and development, as well as the theological and philosophical foundations for reflecting on the nature and scope of human rights. Students visit numerous international courts, museums, and a Nazi concentration camp, and have the unique opportunity to interact with human rights lawyers, judges, government officials, academics, and activists from around the world. Delivery Mode: Traditional Juris Doctor.
MLS 545 Human Trafficking: Law and Policy (Cambodia) - 3 Hours
In this study abroad course in Cambodia, students are introduced to international and domestic laws and policies governing various forms of human trafficking, including forced labor, sexual exploitation, and other modern forms of slavery. Cambodia is considered a source, transit, and destination country for many forms of human trafficking. Students explore Cambodia's history as well as its legal responses to the Cambodian genocide and human trafficking. Students examine the diplomatic and policy tools employed by governments, non-governmental organizations, and other institutions to combat trafficking, including foreign aid, local investment, education, and economic development. Students have the opportunity to meet with multilateral organizations, government officials, NGOs, survivor organizations, and other key individuals involved in the anti-trafficking movement. Delivery mode: traditional graduate, online, and accelerated.
MLS 932 International Human Rights Protection (Europe) - 3 Hours
In this study abroad course in The Hague, Netherlands, and Strasbourg, France, students address the recognition and protection of human rights under international law. Students address the protection of human beings in the international human rights protection system, the regional systems for protecting human rights, as well as under international criminal law and international humanitarian law. Students investigate the jurisprudence of human rights, including its history and development, as well as the theological and philosophical foundations for reflecting on the nature and scope of human rights. Students visit numerous international courts, museums, and a Nazi concentration camp, and have the unique opportunity to interact with human rights lawyers, judges, government officials, academics, and activists from around the world. Delivery mode: traditional graduate, online, and accelerated.