| CODE | EST3110 | ||||||
| TITLE | Legal Safeguards for Human Rights in Europe | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Legal Safeguards For Human Rights in Europe examines the legal and other mechanisms in Europe for the enforcement of human rights, including those established by the European Convention on Human Rights, but also to the extent to which the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) contributes to the safeguarding of human rights and particularly in countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The course also examines the different human rights listed in the European Convention and focuses in particular on issues arising from the development of the "more recent" rights including positive discrimination, discrimination on the grounds of sexual inclination, the right to privacy and the right of "peoples" to self-determination. | ||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Students are required to register for Level 1 Units if they are in Year 1, for Level 2 Units if they are in Year 2, and for Level 3 Units if they are in Year 3 or 4 of their Course. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Peter Fenech |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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