Introduction to Human Rights and their protection
Description | This course provides an introduction to the emergence, development and contemporary challenges of human rights, humanitarian law and international systems for the maintenance of peace or the restoration of justice. |
Learning outcomes | The course aims at providing students with instruments of knowledge, comprehension, application, evaluation and synthesis on the topic by being able to: • Outline basic Human Rights; • Explain the historical, political and legal context within which Human Rights evolved; • Explain the historical, political and legal context within which Human Rights evolved; • Define Humanitarian Law, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity and Genocide; • Analyse past and present Human Rights violations around the world; • Illustrate the range of international instruments concerning Human Right protection; • Analyse the debate concerning their universal value. |
Language of instruction | English |
Course type | Lecture |
Credits | 4 US credits - 6 ECTS |
Time | twice a week; 1h 45min |