Offered for the first time this fall semester as part of the newly-created interdisciplinary minor in human rights, the course on "Accountability for International Human Rights Violations" reviews and applies principles and theories of accountability to historical trials.

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In the developing world, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is often seen as being in conflict with alleviating poverty. A clean energy development initiative in rural Nicaragua, however, demonstrates that there are cost effective steps developing nations can take to reduce carbon emissions and reduce their energy expenses.

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