European human rights
Etablissement : JUNIA Grande école d’ingénieurs
Langue : Anglais
Formation(s) dans laquelle/lesquelles le cours apparait :
- Aucune formation en lien avec ce cours.
Période : S6
- 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.
