HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

Course Description

Human Rights Law focuses upon structural and procedural aspects of international protection of human rights. The first part of the course introduces students to elementary concepts of human rights discussing theoretical justifications and historical background. The second part of the course engages with the European Convention on Human Rights studying the development of the Convention system and the substantive rights offered therein, with a particular focus on right to life, prohibition of torture, right to liberty, right to a fair trial, and freedom of thought and conscience. The course concludes with a study of the ways in which Convention rights are enforced in the United Kingdom under the operation of Human Rights Act 1998.

HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING ON THE ECHR
2. 02 TO ASSESS THE RIGHT TO LIFE AND FREEDOM FROM ILL TREATMENT
3. 03 TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE RIGHT TO LIBERTY, FAIR TRIAL, FAMILY AND PRIVATE LIFE
4. 04 TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION, EXPRESSION, ASSEMBLY, ASSOCIATION AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION
5. 05 TO DEVELOP GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE TERRORISM
6. 06 TO CREATE A LEGAL CASE BRIEF / SUMMARY
7. 07 TO GENERATE ADVOCACY AND PRESENTATION SKILLS

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Daniel Moeckli, Sangeeta Shah, Sandesh Sivakumaran International Human Rights Law 2022 Oxford University Press 4th edition
2. 02 David Harris, Michael O'Boyle, Ed Bates,Carla M. Buckley Harris, O'Boyle, and Warbrick: Law of the European Convention on Human Rights 2023 Oxford University Press 5th edition
3. 03 Ilias Bantekas, Lutz Oette International Human Rights Law and Practice 2024 Cambridge University Press 4th edition

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 The student will analyze the nature of the human rights notion. (4) SOLO 4
2. L02 The student will be able to compare and distinguish the international and regional human rights law systems (4+4)/2 SOLO 4
3. L03 The student discusses critically the central principles of the field of human rights. (3) SOLO 3
4. L04 The student theorize various mechanisms for procedures for human rights. (5) SOLO 5
5. L05 The student compares two main approaches on human rights: the universal approach and the relativist approach. (4) SOLO 4
6. L06 The student formulates the current problems of human rights law. (3) SOLO 3

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Has knowledge of social service application areas (health, social welfare services, education, social security, civil society, local government).
2. P02 Has knowledge of social work theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory).
3. P03 Has knowledge of human development and social environment.
4. P04 Use knowledge of communication skills (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups).
5. P05 Use knowledge of management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations)
6. P06 Apply knowledge of research methods and techniques in social work.
7. P07 Has the ability to perform planned change process (linking, diagnosis and evaluation, planning, implementation, evaluation, termination and monitoring of applications) by considering similarities and differences for all levels of applicants.
8. P08 Social service application areas (Health, education, social security, civil society, local government), social service theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory), human development and social environment, communication (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups) apply management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations), research methods and techniques, professional ethics, principles and values, and the ability to practice social work with different client groups.
9. P09 Has the ability to distinguish and collect appropriate information for social investigation, evaluation and report preparation
10. P10 Has the ability to interpret research results and professional literature.
11. P11 Has the ability to develop inter-institutional relations, communication and joint services.
12. P12 Acts in accordance with professional ethics, norms and standards that determine duties and rights related to social work profession.
13. P13 It adopts social justice and rights based approach within the framework of social, scientific, cultural and professional values.
14. P14 Develop an understanding of individual, family, group, institution, community, community and global practices in order to improve social functionality and facilitate social change
15. P15 Becomes a model to the society with knowledge, skills, values ​​and attitudes and adopts the understanding of lifelong learning.

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