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Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

International Organisations & Human Rights

International Organisations & Human Rights
3
12344
4
Second semester
op
Optatividad
Elective
Main language of instruction: English

Teaching staff


Appointment by previous e mail to the teacher.

Pre-course requirements

No Pre-course requirements are necessary.

Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • 02 - To acquire the ability to understand, analyse and synthesise
  • 03 - To be able to express one's ideas and arguments in an orderly and coherent way both in oral and written form (written and oral techniques)
  • 05 - To be able to develop skills for group work
  • 06 - To acquire the ability to make decisions
  • 07 - To acquire negotiating and mediation skills
  • 20 - To have knowledge of the basic aspects of legal argumentation
  • 21 - To develop the ability to create and structure regulations
  • 24 - To acquire the skills to resolve problems and make decisions using relevant information and by applying correct methods while placing the issue within a legal system context
  • 25 - To acquire the skills for legal paperwork processing: composing texts, clarifying a position on a matter, use of forms, etc.
  • 26 - To master the techniques and other evidence taking stategies
  • 28 - To be able to read and understand bibliography and other legal texts in English

Learning outcomes of the subject

Fulfill the objectives indicated in both parts of the subject

Syllabus


I) HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATIONS


II) HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

III) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

IV) SUBSIDIARITY, PROPORTIONALITY, AND INTERPRETATION IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

V) UNITED NATIONS AND ITS ROLE IN HUMAN RIGHTS

VI) REGIONAL SYSTEMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS

VII) RIGHT TO LIFE

VIII) PROHIBITION OF TORTURE

IX) PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY, FORCED LABOR, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

X) PROHIBITION OF ARBITRARY DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY

XI) PROHIBITION OF COERCION IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS

XII) MAGISTERIUM OF CHURCH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Teaching and learning activities

In person



B-. METHODOLOGY.

The course aims to combine descriptive and theoretical exposition, with class by class activities.

The participation of the students in the course will be very active. This will be reflected in the class to class learning process and in the evaluation system.

Continuous evaluation (30%): Evaluations will be carried out week by week, unless otherwise indicated. The student who does not attend will be graded with the minimum grade. At the end of the classes, the professor will not consider the three lowest grades of the semester and the average of the rest will represent thirty percent of the final grade.

Reading control (30%): written examination on a long reading sent by the professor.

Exam (40%): examination on the contents of the course.

 

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person



Continuous evaluation (30%): Evaluations will be made week by week, unless otherwise indicated. The student who does not attend will be graded with the minimum grade. At the end of the classes, the professor will not consider the three lowest grades of the semester and the average of the rest will represent thirty percent of the final grade.


Reading control (30%): written exam on a long reading.


Exam (40%): examination on the contents of the course.