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Human Rights Litigation

Code Cours
2324-FDL-LAW-EN-5018
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Establishment
Law Faculty
Language of instruction
French, English
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Master 2 Droit International & Européen - Droits de l'Homme, sécurité et développement - Campus Lille (bilingue) - Crédits ECTS:
Training officer(s)
Daria Sartori
Period
S2

Présentation

Goal

General:



  • To provide information on international human rights sources, systems, standards and relevant issues.

  • To encourage the development of practical skills for the future professionals.

  • To sensitize participants to their particular role in protecting and promoting human rights and their own potential for affecting human rights in their future professional duties.

  • To understand the human rights principles, institutions, processes and practices, issues and methods.


Course specific:



  • Familiarise with European and international human rights standards and protection mechanisms

  • Obtain a comparative perspective on international human rights instruments

  • Understand the interplay between the various international and regional instruments and their concrete use for the purpose of human rights litigation

  • Acquire skills of human rights litigation at European level

  • Know where to search for more in-depth information and use the resources provided.


Presentation

Module 1 – Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the ECHR protection system


Module 2 – Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the EU and UN protection systems


Module 3 - Litigating human rights cases at international level – ECHR litigation in practice



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Module 1 (12h)


Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the ECHR protection system


Session 1 (23 February): The Council of Europe and the ECHR


- Introduction to the CoE: mandate, institutions and activities; subject matter and implementation mechanisms of the main CoE treaties and their monitoring bodies.


- Introduction to the ECHR system – role, structure and functioning of the ECtHR; procedure before the ECtHR.


- Introduction to the protected rights [part I]: Relative rights (8-11) – scope, positive obligations, interplay with other rights, key case-law.


- Preparation to GC hearing

Modalités

Forms of instruction

24h of interactiv lectures.

Criteria:

  • Engagement throughout the course.
  • Assessment of practical activities.
  • Case-studies and group exercises.
  • Topical discussions and debates.
Evaluation
Examen : coeff. 1

Ressources

Internet resources

Course materials

Module 1 Mandatory:

HELP online course on Introduction to the ECHR and the ECtHR: http://help.elearning.ext.coe.int/mod/scorm/view.php?id=31016

Chamber Judgment Ships Waste Oil Collector B.V. and Others v. the Netherlands https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-224732

Optional:

Factsheet “Environment and the European Convention on Human Rights” https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/FS_Environment_ENG.pdf

ECHR Guide on Article 8 of the Convention : https://ks.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr-ks/guide_art_8_eng

Module 2 Mandatory:

Pagg. 1-45 of “Applying the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in law and policymaking at national level”, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2018: http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-2018-charter-guidance_en.pdf

Optional:

HELP online course Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe - Interplay between the ECHR and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: https://help.elearning.ext.coe.int/course/view.php?id=6561

Module 3 Mandatory:

Pagg 1-21 of “The European Court of Human Rights: Questions & Answers for Lawyers, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, 2023”: https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr/q_a_lawyers_guide_echr_eng

HELP online course on Admissibility Criteria in Applications to the ECtHR : https://help.elearning.ext.coe.int/course/view.php?id=1856

Optional:

ECHR Guide on Admissibility Criteria http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Admissibility_guide_ENG.pdf

Rules of Court http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Rules_Court_ENG.pdf