Overview
Aims
• The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the mechanisms of international protection of human rights and, in particular, with the mechanisms and procedures of the European Court of Human Rights
• To assimilate the human rights from a jurisprudential perspective.
-• To assimilate the human rights from a jurisprudential perspective.
Course contents
Human Rights: definition, classification, history, principles; United Nations system of the human rights protection; The European system of human rights protection. The Council of Europe; European Court of Human Rights: general presentation, composition of the Court, procedure; Right to life. Prohibition of torture. ECHR case law analysis; Right to liberty and security. Right to a fair trial. ECHR case law analysis; Right to respect for private and family life. Right to marry. ECHR case law analysis; Freedom of thought, conscience and religion. Freedom of expression. Freedom of assembly and association. ECHR case law analysis; Right to an effective remedy. Prohibition of discrimination. ECHR case law analysis; Right to propriety. ECHR case law analysis.
Learning outcomes
• Applying theories, principles and concepts in a context determined • Preliminary analysis of the data, their interpretation, the carrying out of classifications and some conceptual delineations
Assessment
Written paper – interpretative essay – 80%; continuous assessment – 20%.