The course will focus on the evolution, structure and functioning of the international human rights protection system based on the Charter of the United Nations (UN) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). At universal level, UN convention system and treaty bodies, special procedures, Human Rights Council (HRC) and Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process will be examined. At regional level, Council of Europe (CoE) convention system and monitoring mechanisms, with particular emphasis on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), will be given due consideration.
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Course Schedules
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1. Week
Introduction
Lecture
2. Week
UDHR, UN convention system and treaty bodies
Lecture
3. Week
UDHR, UN convention system and treaty bodies
Lecture
4. Week
Special procedures, HRC, UPR
Lecture
5. Week
Special procedures, HRC, UPR
Lecture
6. Week
CoE convention system and monitoring mechanisms, ECHR, ECtHR
Lecture
7. Week
Midterm
Midterm
8. Week
Midterm
Midterm
9. Week
CoE convention system and monitoring mechanisms, ECHR, ECtHR
Lecture
10. Week
ECHR articles 2 (right to life), 3 (prohibition of torture), 4 (prohibition of slavery and forced labour), 7 (no punishment without law)
Case study
11. Week
ECHR articles 2 (right to life), 3 (prohibition of torture), 4 (prohibition of slavery and forced labour), 7 (no punishment without law)
Case study
12. Week
ECHR articles 5 (right to liberty and security), 6 (right to a fair trial), 8 (right to respect for private and family life), 9 (freedom of thought, conscience and religion), 10 (freedom of expression) and 11 (freedom of assembly and association)
Case study
13. Week
ECHR articles 5 (right to liberty and security), 6 (right to a fair trial), 8 (right to respect for private and family life), 9 (freedom of thought, conscience and religion), 10 (freedom of expression) and 11 (freedom of assembly and association)
Case study
14. Week
ECHR articles 14 (prohibition of discrimination), 15 (derogation in time of emergency), 18 (limitation on use of restrictions on rights) and 46 (binding force and execution of judgments)
Case study
15. Week
Final
Final
16. Week
Final
Final
17. Week
Final
Final
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40
Final Exam
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60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2
To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4
To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5
To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6
To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7
To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8
To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9
To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10
To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To explain the International Human Rights Law.
LO-2
To recognize the structure and functioning of the UN human rights protection system at the universal level.
LO-3
To interpret the Council of Europe convention system at the regional level and in this context to see the impact of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.
LO-4
To identify the function of the International Human Rights Law in view of maintaining international peace and security.
LO-5
To assess the importance of the international human rights protection system with a view to enhancing the objective of sustainable development.
