Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500786 Law | OB | 4 | 1 |
Prerequirements: monitoring this subject requires good knowledge of public international law
Group 1. English Sebastian Preller.i Paula Arce.
Group 2. Catalan and spanish. Marta Isern i Adrian Pascale.
Group 3. Catalan: Sonia Güell Peris i Marc Puig
Group 51. spanish: Patricia Toro Lozano i Luisa Moreno
Group 70: spanish. Noelia Igareda.
- Develop tools for a reflection on the role of HRH, its consecration and its guarantees in the face of possible violations.
- Acquire knowledge of mechanisms for the protection of human rights as a form of expression of equality before the law.
- Familiarization with the theoretical instruments necessary to understand the importance and impact of HRH and its link with the rule of law.
- Acquire knowledge of basic theoretical questions of international and constitutional human rights law to provide instruments that address its practical aspect.
- Acquire basic knowledge about the concepts of human rights, historical evolution, justification and evolution from a critical and reflective perspective.
- To know examples of judicial issues in which the characteristics and scope of the protection of human rights have been debated.
- Know the limits and opportunities of HRH and its protection as an instrument of legal equality.
- Familiarization with the mechanisms of International Protection of Human Rights.
- Knowledge of practice in the field of International Protection of Human Rights.
I Part: HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE. FOUNDATION PROBLEMS
1. Classical theories of justice: utilitarianism and Kantian critiques
2. Liberal egalitarianism and equal opportunities.
3. Communitarianism and the multiculturalism debate
II Part: CURRENT PROBLEMS THE PROTECTION OF HR:
1. Neoliberal theories and human rights violations
2. Anti-discrimination law : legal framework against the treatment of multiple discrimination and intersectionality
III Part: THE MECHANISMS OF UNIVERSAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS:
1.- Non-jurisdictional universal mechanisms for the protection of Human Rights
2.- Universal jurisdictional mechanisms for the protection of Human Rights
3.- The performance of the International Criminal Tribunals
IV Part: THE MECHANISMS OF REGIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
1.- Non-jurisdictional regional mechanisms for the protection of Human Rights. Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights and other regional systems
2.- Jurisdictional regional Mencanismes for the protection of Human Rights. The action of the European Court of Human Rights, the performance of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
3.- The protection of Human Rights within the framework of the European Union
Statement
The sessions of blocks I and II will be both theoretical and practical, always starting from the basis of some compulsory readings. The sessions of blocks III and IV will be structured based on previously prepared studies and cases that will be the subject of presentation, debate and comments in class. That is why class attendance is an essential requirement to evaluate and when calculating the course load, the student must take into account that, in addition to the prerogatives classroom hours, he will have to devote part of his time also to the reading of texts and preparation of the sessions; the study of the contents and at least one or two tutorials throughout the course.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Practice session | 9 | 0.36 | 1, 4, 5, 10, 7, 6, 8, 15, 14, 3 |
master class | 13.5 | 0.54 | 1, 5, 10, 6, 9, 15, 2, 3 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 4, 5, 10, 8, 13 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Study | 14 | 0.56 | 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 8, 13, 14 |
previous working for sessions | 14.34 | 0.57 | 4, 7, 6, 11, 8, 15, 2 |
reading texts and documents | 14.16 | 0.57 | 7, 6, 13, 15, 2, 3 |
A student who cheats or try to cheat an exam will have a 0 as a mark. A Student who submits a paper o practical in which there is evidence of plagiarism will have a 0 as a mark and will receive a warning. In case of repetition, the students will fail the subject.
The sessions of I and Part II will be both theoretical and practical, always starting from the basis of some compulsory readings. The sessions of Part III and IV will be structured based on previously prepared studies and cases that will be the subject of presentation, debate and comments in class.
That is why class attendance to the seminars face- to face is an essential requirement to evaluate and when calculating the course load, the student must take into account that, in addition to the prerogatives classroom hours, he will have to devote part of his time also to the reading of texts and preparation of the sessions; the study of the contents and at least one or two tutorials throughout the course.
The individual final work and the test of theoretical knowledge can be subject to re-evaluation.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Active participation in class blocks I and II | 10% | 0 | 0 | 1, 4, 5, 10, 7, 8, 14 |
Delivery of a written work corresponding to blocks I and II | 45% | 0 | 0 | 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 8, 13, 15, 2, 3 |
knowledge test block III and IV | 45% | 0 | 0 | 4, 5, 10, 7, 6, 11, 8, 14, 3 |
Primera Part
BODELÓN, Encarna (2010): “Derecho y Justicia no androcéntricos”, en Quaderns de Psicologia, Nº 12. Disponible en: http://www.quadernsdepsicologia.cat/article/view/815
BODELÓN, Encarna (1995): “Pluralismo, Derechos y Desigualdades: una reflexión desde el género”, en la Derechos y Libertades: revista del Instituto Bartolomé de las Casas. ISSN: 1133-0937. II(5). p. 201--213 (Jul-dic 1995) Disponible en: http://e-archivo.uc3m.es/bitstream/handle/10016/1272/DyL-1995-II-5-Bodelon.pdf?sequence=1
BUSTAMANTE, Javier (2001): “Hacia la cuarta generación de Derechos Humanos”: repensando la condición humana en la sociedad tecnológica, de, en la Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia, Tecnología, Sociedad e Innovación. Disponible en http://www.oei.es/revistactsi/numero1/bustamante.htm
DE LORA, Pablo (2006): “Memoria y frontera: el desafío de los derechos humanos”. Editorial Alianza. Madrid.
DE SOUSA SANTOS, Boaventura (2002) “Hacia una concepción multicultural de los derechos humanos” Revista EL OTRO DERECHO, número 28. Julio de 2002. ILSA, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. Disponible en http://www.uba.ar/archivos_ddhh/image/Sousa%20-%20Concepci%C3%B3n%20multicultural%20de%20DDHH.pdf
DÍAZ, Elías: "Estado de Derecho y derechos humanos". NEJVol. 11 - n. 1- p. 09-25 /jan-jun 2006. Disponible en: http://www6.univali.br/seer/index.php/nej/article/viewFile/418/360
FACIO, Alda: "Hacia otra teoría crítica del derecho", en Las fisuras del patriarcado. Reflexiones sobre Feminismo y Derecho. FLACSO, Ecuador, 2000. Disponible en: http://www.flacsoandes.edu.ec/libros/10602-opac
FERRAJOLI, Luigi (2007): “Los fundamentos de los derechos fundamentales”. Debate con Luca Baccelli ... [et al.] ; edición de Antonio de Cabo y Gerardo Pisarello. Editorial Trotta. Madrid.
GONZÁLEZ, Jesús: "Las teorías de los derechos humanos". Disponible en: http://www.juridicas.unam.mx/publica/librev/rev/rap/cont/105/pr/pr6.pdf
MARTÍNEZ DE PISÓN, José (1997): “Derechos Humanos: historia, fundamento y realidad”. Editorial Egido. Zaragoza.
RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Mª Eugenia (2003): “¿Nuevos derechos a debate. Razones para no resistir”, Anuario de Filosofía del Derecho, Nº 20 (pp. 227-254). Disponible en: http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=909373
SAURA, Jaume: “La exigibilidad jurídica de los derechos humanos: especial referencia a los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales (DESC)”, Papeles el tiempo de los derechos, nº 2, 2011. Disponible en: http://observatoridesc.org/sites/default/files/saura_exigibilidad_DESC.pdf
WILHELM, Marco y PISARELLO, Gerardo: “Los derechos humanos y sus garantías: nociones básicas”. UOC. Disponible en: http://bit.ly/RxkDDn
Segona Part
ABELLÁN HONRUBIA, Victoria. 1998. La internacionalización del concepto y contenido de los derechos humanos. En: Tres lecciones magistrales: inauguración de los cursos 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, pp. 33-53. Barcelona: Marcial Pons.
Andrés Sáenz de Santa María, Paz, 2011, Sistema de derecho internacional público, Civitas Thomson Reuters, Madrid.
BONET PÉREZ, Jordi y SÁNCHEZ, Victor M. (coordinadores). 2008. Derechos Humanos. Barcelona: Huygens.
CARRILLO SALCEDO, Juan Antonio. 2001. Soberanía de los Estados y Derechos Humanos en Derecho internacional contemporáneo. 2ª edición, Madrid: Tecnos.
CARRILLO SALCEDO, Juan Antonio. 2003. El ConvenioEuropeo de Derechos Humanos. Madrid: Tecnos.
FERNÁNDEZ DE CASADEVANTE, Carlos (Coord.). 2007. Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos, 3ª edición, Madrid: Ed. DILEX, S.L.
GREER, S. C. 2006. The European Convention on Human Rights: achievements, problems and prospects, Cambridge: Cambridge U. Press.
GÓMEZ ISA, Felipe (director). 2004. La protección internacional de los derechos humanos en los albores del siglo XXI, pp. 23-60, Bilbao: Humanitarian Net / Universidad de Deusto.
GÓMEZ ISA, F.; FEYTER, Koen de (eds.). 2009. International human rights law in a global context. Bilbao: Universidad de Deusto.
HARRIS, D. J. 2009. Law of the European Convention on Human Rights. 2nd. edition, Oxford: Oxford U. Press, Oxford.
NIKKEN, Pedro. 1987. La protección internacional de los Derechos Humanos: su desarrollo progresivo. Madrid: Editorial Civitas/Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos.
PASTOR RIDRUEJO, José Antonio. 1989. La protección de los derechos humanos en las Naciones Unidas: aspectos humanitarios y políticos. En: Cursos de Derecho Internacional de Vitoria-Gasteiz. Bilbao: Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco.
PIÑOL RULL, Joan, 2000, Dret internacional públic, UOC, Barcelona.
VILLAN DURAN, Carlos. 2002. Curso de Derechos Humanos.Madrid: Trotta.
Links de interés:
Documentación de naciones Unidas:
https://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/spanish/resguids/spechrsp.htm
Cuadro de normas y mecanismospara la Protección de los Derechos Humanos
http://www.derechoshumanos.net
Legislación UE
http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/human_rights/index_es.htm
The course does not require any specific software.