Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza

International Human Rights Law

International Human Rights Law

Anno accademico 2023/2024

Sommario insegnamento

• Obiettivi formativi
• Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
• Programma
• Modalità di insegnamento
• Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
• Attività di supporto
• Testi consigliati e bibliografia
• Note
• Strumenti didattici
• Scheda del corso

Obiettivi formativi

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The course is designed to provide students with the conceptual tools to understand key elements of human rights protection and promotion.

Topics and didactical activities aim at supporting the development of students’ specific skills and abilities, in particular critical thinking.

Working on cases and other proposed materials, students will improve the capacity to elaborate independent opinions on HR issues and to formulate arguments using appropriate legal categories and concepts.

Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students will manage principles governing international human rights law and will be familiar with the main UN monitoring systems, as well as with regional judicial mechanisms of protection.

Students will also be able to analyze cases, discuss critical developments in the field and to formulate independent opinions on specific issues.

Programma

COURSE SYLLABUS

Main topics addressed during the course:

• The rise of IHRL: a transnational issue achieving an international status
  • The role of the UN
  • The contribution or regional organizations
• The nature of Human Rights
• Generations of Human Rights
  • Civil and political rights
  • Economic, social and cultural rights
• Human rights of third generation (peace, environment, development)
• Types of States obligations
  • Avoiding interference
  • Positive obligations
• Mechanisms of protection
  • UN Treaty-based bodies and special procedures
  • Regional Courts

Modalità di insegnamento

COURSE STRUCTURE

The total duration of the course is 36 hours (6 ECTS).

The course will consist in lectures, individual and collective exercises.

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

EVALUATION

Students' preparation will be assessed through a written exam (consisting in 3 open questions on the entire syllabus), aiming at evaluating their knowledge, as well as their presentation skills and ability to analyze and comment relevant documents. 

Attending students, who complete all the different activities proposed during the course, will have the opportunity to take a different kind of written exam, consisting in a short essay on a practical case (in open book modalities).

Attività di supporto

Prof. Poli is always available for clarifications and other didactical necessities. 

In particular, students with disabilities or with specific learning disorders are invited to report their special needs, in order to define possible alternative modalities for taking part in the course and attending the exam.

ludovica.poli@unito.it

Students can use the materials uploaded on Moodle as an alternative to the book by Rhona K.M. Smith. Students who choose the book by Rhona Smith are supposed to study Chapters: 1 to 13, 17 and 18.

Note

The course will begin Thursday, 28th Sept 2023 at 11.00.

Insegnamenti che mutuano questo insegnamento

• International Human Rights Law (GIU0937)
  Corso di laurea magistrale in
  Lingue dell'Asia e dell'Africa
  per la comunicazione e la cooperazione internazionale

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