Students will have an opportunity in this course to delve deeply into a human rights issue of their choosing. Working with national, international, or local organizations, and employing a range of instruments and assessment tools, they will identify abuses or protections and their systemic roots; assess directions, degrees, and modes of change in manifestations of impacts; and fashion strategies for meeting policy or programmatic objectives. Impact assessment papers prepared for the course may draw upon internship experience or fieldwork already completed or may serve as preparation for IPSS or other professional field experience.