| CODE | PBL5034 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | International Protection of Human Rights | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Public Law | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The unit will study the different international and regional systems of protection of human rights by analysing the role of inter-governmental structures such as that of the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union. The unit will also study a variety of international or regional conventions and charters that States have ratified to analyse the protection given therein and the structures of implementation and enforcement. Study-Unit Aims: To analyse the different international and regional systems of protection of human rights, consider their effectiveness or lack thereof, current debates on proposed amendments to these systems, their effect at national and international level, and how they interact with one another. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyse the protection of human rights on the international and regional level; - Identify Malta's role in these systems; - Consider how these systems shape the recognition and application of human rights at international, regional and national level. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Provide a written analysis of the international treaties and conventions which shape human rights development in different regions and internationally. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Symonides, J., 1996, Unesco and Human Rights, Standard Setting Instruments Major Meetings Publicationsm, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). - Muller, J., 2016, Reforming the United Nations: the quiet revolution, Kluwer Law International. Supplementary Readings In our hands: the effectiveness of human rights protection 50 years after the Universal Declaration: proceedings: European regional colloquy / organised by the Council of Europe, 2-4 September 1998, Strasbourg Council of Europe Publishing Strasbourg. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Therese Comodini Cachia Tiziana Filletti |
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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 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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