Human Rights Protection

Course: Law. Doctor of Philosophy

Structural unit: Education and Research Law School

Title
Human Rights Protection
Code
081 право
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
aimed at deepening students’ knowledge of the doctrine and practice of applying national and international rules of law in the sphere of human rights.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
To know the main aspects of application of statutes regulating the nature, acquisition and enjoyment of human rights; basic aspects of EU law, literature sources, acts of legislation regulating human rights relations. To know how to analyze international acts, rules and regulations, doctrinal sources, to determine the nature and sources of regulation regarding to certain subjective law. To have the basic skills of drafting legal documents, including judicial claims, complaints and contracts
Course content
Forms of lecturing and methods of study of this course are aimed at legal analysis of the legal nature of human rights, determining their place among other legal concepts and constructions. Within the educational course the following issues are studied: the backgrounds of human rights; classifications and generations of human rights; regional systems for the promotion and protection of human rights; the particularities of individual human rights and their protection (the right to life, to health care, to the rights of women, children, etc.).
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Arnold R. The Convergence of the Fundamental Rights Protection in Europe (series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice). Regensburg: University of Regensburg. 2016. 2. Forsythe David P. Human rights in International relations. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2012. 3. Kälin W., Künzli J. The Law of International Human Rights Protection. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2012. 4. Keller H., Ulfstein G. UN Human rights treaty Bodies - Law and Legitimacy. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2012. 5. Kjaerum M., Davis M. F., Lyons A. COVID-19 and Human Rights. London, New York: Routledge, 2021. 348 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, independent work of the student on the basis of textbooks, abstracts, methodical recommendations, consultations with the teacher.
Assessment methods and criteria
In seminars, the current control of student knowledge of the discipline includes :. express survey - from 2 to 5 points; colloquium - from 5 to 10 points; modular test - from 5 to 7 points; report - from 3 to 5 points; supplement to the report - from 1 to 3 points; scientific work - from 8 to 10 points. The following are subject to assessment: the level of knowledge demonstrated in the response; activity in discussing issues; systematic work in the classroom; homework results. Missing for good reason seminars students can work in extracurricular time (during the teacher's consultations) through oral interviews, testing, preparation of scientific reports. A student who has not reached the minimum threshold level of assessment (24 points) of those learning outcomes that cannot be assessed during the final control may be excluded from the final assessment.
Language of instruction
English

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