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Présentation
Knowledge of basic principles of public international law.
Analytical and research skills.
Ability to work in English (reading, writing, speaking)
The objective of the course is to enable students to acquire a thorough knowledge of the law of human rights at both the international and regional level.
In particular, the course should develop or improve the following skills:
- Knowledge of substantive and procedural rules of human rights law;
- Legal research on issues related to violations of human rights;
- Interpretation and analysis of the jurisprudence and case-law of human rights bodies and courts.
- describe the historical and theoretical background to international human rights law;
- define the range of human rights protected under international law;
- be familiar with the various systems of human rights protection and promotion at the international and regional level;
- be able to discuss and assess the norms and compliance/accountability mechanisms in relation to particular categories of human rights;
- be aware of contemporary issues and debates in human rights law and policy.
The course provides an introduction to international human rights law. After considering the historical foundations of human rights and international human rights law, the course examines the international legal context, and the regimes and mechanisms for the protection of human rights. The course reviews various mechanisms for the promotion, protection and implementation of human rights at the international and regional levels. The focus is on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the two UN International Covenants, and the European Convention on Human Rights. Among the regional systems of human rights protection, the American and the African systems are discussed, as well as those of non-governmental organisations. Certain core substantive rights and human rights problems are considered more in-depth, in particular the rights of women and children, the rights of indigenous groups and minorities, the rights of refugees and migrants, the rights of prisoners in times of global terrorism, and of the rights and obligations of corporations. Ultinmately, the course highlights the limits of human rights and discusses the future of human rights.
Modalités
Attendance and participation are essential. Students are expected to read the course material assigned prior to each course session and be prepared to discuss it in class.
The students will have to research, analyze and summarize a case over the break between the two blocks. The hours needed for exams preparation are very often subjective, also depending on how much attention has been payed to the various topics in class, and on whether students attended all classes or not.
The readings are designated as ‘required readings’ and ‘suggested additional readings’. Only the required readings are compulsory, and represent the minimum requirement necessary for participation in each class. The suggested additional readings are not compulsory, but are only meant to recommend further material to students who have time and willingness to study a certain topic more in-depth.
The course final grade will also be based on assessment of in-class participation (with one or two points added to the final mark when the student shows active participation in class).
Ressources
<strong>Class books:</strong>|| While there is no prescribed textbook for this course, the following textbooks are recommended for consultation/and extracts will be read:|| - Ilias Bantekas and Lutz Oette, International Human Rights Law and Practice (CUP, 2nd ed, 2016)|| - Rhona K. Smith, Textbook on International Human Rights (OUP, 2015)|| - Daniel Moeckli, Sangeeta Shah, Sandesh Sivakumaran, International Human Rights Law (OUP, 3rd ed, 2018)|| <strong>Advised Books:</strong>|| - Philip Alston and Ryan Goodman, International Human Rights (OUP, 2013)|| - Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou et al, Human Rights Law in Europe; The Influence, Overlaps and|| - Contradictions of the EU and the ECHR (Routledge, 2014)|| - Olivier de Schutter, International Human Rights Law (CUP, 2014)|| - David Harris, Michael O’Boyle, Edward Bates, and Carla Buckley, Law of the European Convention on Human Rights (OUP, 2014)|| - Dinah Shelton, The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law (OUP, 2015)|| - Howard Davis, Human Rights Law Directions (OUP, 2016)|| - Bernadette Rainey, Elizabeth Wicks, and Clare Ovey, Jacobs, White & Ovey: The European Convention on Human Rights (OUP, 2017)|| - Alison Bisset (ed.), Blackstone’s International Human Rights Documents, 10|| edition, (OUP, 2016)||