Human rights and anti-discrimination strategies

Course Code: AS 216 • Study year: II • Academic Year: 2025-2026
Domain: Social work • Field of study: Social work
Type of course: Elective (1 of 2)
Language of instruction: Romanian
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Petronela Maria Talpaș
Seminar tutor: Petronela Maria Talpaș
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Lecture
Number of teaching hours per semester: 2
Number of teaching hours per week: 2
Semester: Summer
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 5

Course aims:

To have knowledge regarding the monitoring and evaluation of the HUMANS RIGHTS
To analyze significant data for the characterization of the social problems
To analyze significant data for the characterization of the social problems of minoritas

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

1. Fundamental human rights Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights.
2h
2. The content of the obligation to respect human rights 2h
3. Strategic approach and institutional construction
in the field of social inclusion 2h

4. Categories of discrimination and mechanisms for protection against discrimination 2h
5. Direct discrimination, unfavorable treatment, term of comparison, protected criterion 2h
6. Indirect discrimination: A neutral rule, criterion, or practice; Pronounced unfavorable effects on a protected group 2h

7. Harassment and incitement to discrimination 2h
8. Mechanisms for protection against less favorable treatment under European non-discrimination laws 2h

9. Specific mechanisms for protection under EU law.
2h
10. Scope of EU non-discrimination directives - Employment 2h
11. Scope of EU non-discrimination directives - Access to social assistance and other forms of social security 2h
12. European Convention and the context of goods and services, including housing 2h
13. Access to justice 2h
14. Protected criteria: gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, nationality or origin, religion or religious beliefs, language, social origin, birth or property 2h

15.The role of the European Court of Human Rights in the protection of fundamental rights 2h

 

Teaching methods:

Lecture, Illustrations Conversation

Learning outcomes:

Bibliografie

Badea, V,(2008) – Evaluarea si asistarea psihologica a persoanelor adulte fara adapost, Editura Universitatii Bucuresti, Bucuresti

Mihăilă, M., & Andritoi, C. (2009). Drepturile omului și strategii antidiscriminatorii. Reșița: Editura Eftimie Murgu. Butoi, T., & Butoi, I. A. (2008). Tratat universitar de psihologie judiciară. București: Editura Phobos.

Buzducea, D. (2009). Sisteme moderne de asistență socială. Tendințe globale și practici locale. Iași: Editura Polirom.

 

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

The volume and correctness of knowledge The scientific rigor of language-70% Writing a paper on a given topic Active participation in seminars-30%

Recommended reading:

Cojocaru,Ș., Cojocaru, D.,, Tratat de asistenţă socială, Ed.Polirom, Iasi, 2003, all.
BUZDUCEA, SISTEME MODERNA DE ASISTENTA SOCIALA, ED.POLIROM, IASI, 2009, ALL.
ZAMFIR, PREDA, ROMII IN ROMANIA, ED.EXPERT, BUBURESTI, 2002, ALL.