International Human Right Law WP-MON-IHRL

The lecture will present key issues from selected issues of international human rights law, namely
1. Leading steps in the process of internationalizing and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms
2. Specificity of the source of international human rights law
3. the principles of a universal concept of human rights and fundamental freedoms and their protection
4.The normative structure of human rights and fundamental freedoms under international human rights law
5. The nature and types of obligations of a state under international human rights law
6. The typology and specificity of international human rights law mechanisms for the exercise of states' obligation to ensure the exercise of rights and fundamental freedoms
7-8 The principles and mechanisms of international human rights law on non-discrimination and vulnerability;
9-10. the principles and mechanisms of international human rights law on freedom, peace and security
11. the principles and mechanisms of international human rights law on the right to health protection
12. Assumptions and mechanisms of international human rights law on the rights of the child
13. The principles and mechanisms of international human rights law on women's rights
14. The principles and mechanisms of international human rights law on the rights of persons with disabilities
15. the principles and mechanisms of international human rights law on the rights of persons in migration.

(in Polish) Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się

law

(in Polish) E-Learning

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy

(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS

8 ECTS - - Participation in classes: 30h - Preparation for individual classes: 60h - self-study of additional materials: 60h - Preparation for the exam: 90h

Subject level

advanced

Learning outcome code/codes

Knowledge: PR_W02, PR_U02 Skills: PR_U07, PR_U08 PR_U09, Competencies: PR_K01 PR_K02, PR_K03

Type of subject

obligatory

Preliminary Requirements

Knowledge of international law at an intermediate level; knowledge of English at B2 level.

Course coordinators

Elżbieta Morawska

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student:
PR_W02: knows the sources and nature of the norms of international human rights law, in historical and contemporary terms;
PR_U02 can use theoretical knowledge of international human rights law to identify, analyze and resolve specific legal issues;
PR_U07 can design and create written work in English on international human rights law, including letters process and analyzing and interpreting specific issues legal, dogmatic, comparative, or historical;
PR_U08 is able to draw up a basic draft of a normative act and an act for the application of international human rights law, making use of modern information technology where necessary;
PR_K01, supplementing and improving its knowledge of the institutions and norms of international human rights law, including following developments in normative acts, judicial decisions, and doctrine, and is prepared to undertake third level (doctoral) studies
PR_K02, correctly identifies and resolves dilemmas arising from international human rights law with regard to the legal professions
PR_K03 works in a group, cooperates and assumes various roles, and participates in the preparation of social projects, including legal, economic and political aspects.

Practical placement

It does not apply.

Bibliography

Basic literature:
O. De Schutter, International Human Rights Law. cases, Materials, Commentary. Cambridge 2016;

Supplementary literature:
Human rights. A Basic Handbook for UN Staff, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2017the item is available in PDF format on the website: https://www.un.org/ruleoflaw/blog/document/human-rights-a-basic-handbook-for-un-staff/;

Selected Human Rights Internet Resources
Committee Against Torture (CAT):Individual complaints, Decisions, Official records and Country Reports
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cat.htm
Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: Country Reports and Other Documents
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cescr.htm
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women(CEDAW): Country Reports and Other Documents
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cedw.htm
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/committ.htm
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD): Individual complaints, Decisions, Official records and Country Reports
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cerd.htm
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC): Country Reports and Other Documents
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/crc.htm
Council of Europe: Human Rights Directorate
www.coe.int/T/E/Human_rights
European Court of Human Rights
www.echr.coe.int
Human Rights Committee: Individual complaints, Decisions, Official records and Country Reports
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/hrc.htm
Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM)
shr.aaas.org/escr/thesaurus.htm
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
www.unhchr.ch
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
www.unhcr.ch
United Nations Treaty Collection
untreaty.un.org
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
www1.umn.edu/humanrts
University of Minnesota
www1.umn.edu/humanrts/asylum /refugee_index.html

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of WP-MON-IHRL in USOSweb