Fundamental Research Seminar (Discriminations)

Code Cours
1920-FDL-LAW-EN-5041
Language of instruction
French, English
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
Benedetta Barbisan
Period

Présentation

Modalités

Forms of instruction

The course will be divided in 4 sessions of 4 hours for a total of 16 hours of effective presence in class.

It won’t require work prior to its starting but personal work such as personal study and research in order for students to be able to accomplish successfully the written assignments and prepare for oral presentations. In Table n°1 below there is an estimation of hours these activities will be required to students. This amount of hours might be of course bigger or smaller depending on the personal knowledge of the issues covered, the interest aroused and the familiarity with research tools and databases.

Students will be evaluated taking into account the following activities:

Participation: the goal of the course is to be as much interactive as possible.

For this purpose pro-active participation is necessary and appreciated. Students will be often divided in working groups and will be asked to discuss among them several questions and report back to the class. Questions and critical appraisal of cases presented and discussed in class will be encouraged as well.

Written assignments: students will be asked to work in group to draf a complaint to be lodged before an regional or international court or body and individually to draft a 10/15 pages paper covering a specific issue that raised particular interest during the course. The evaluation will take into account the accuracy and pertinence of the information and arguments used; the diversity and relevance of sources cited as well as the form and language used.

Oral presentation: Each student will be asked to do a short presentation of the work carried on in group and will be evaluated taking into account the clearness and comprehensiveness of his/her presentation.

Evaluation
Examen : coeff. 1

Ressources