| CODE | PBL5037 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Non-Judicial Enforcement of Human Rights | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Public Law | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will explore the procedure for enforcing human rights before national, regional and international structures such as the ombudsman, the equality commissions, the committees set up under UN Conventions and EU structures. Studies will focus on a study of the procedures that are to be followed in seeking redress from the mentioned structures and on an analysis of the political systems that seek to protect and promote human rights and prevent their violation. Study-Unit Aims: To study the non-judicial procedures set up under international conventions and national laws which provide non-judicial redress to human rights violations and often initiate political processes that prevent the occurrence of human rights violations. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyse the procedures by which claims of violations of human rights may be redressed through non-judicial procedures; - Identify and match relevant procedures to human rights issues to seek the protection of human rights or advocate for their promotion and for policy changes. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Draft relative reporting documents; - Critique the effectiveness or otherwise of non-judicial procedures for the enforcement of human rights; - Identify the correct procedure applicable to different human rights claims. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Diver, A. and Miller, J. (Eds)., 2016, Justiciability of Human Rights Law in Domestic Jurisdictions, Springer Publications. Supplementary Readings - Alston, P. and De Schutter, O. (Eds.), 2005, Monitoring fundamental rights in the EU: the contribution of the Fundamental Rights Agency, Hart Publishing. - Ingelse, C. , 2001, The UN Committee against Torture: an assessment, Kluwer Law International. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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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 Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.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 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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