SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
| Title | ΔΙΕΘΝΕΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΔΙΚΑΙΩΜΑΤΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΥ / SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW |
| Code | ΠΕ30 |
| Faculty | Law |
| School | Law |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Miltiadis Sarigiannidis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001605 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Nomikīs (2024-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENIAIA KATEUTHYNSĪ | Limited Elective Courses in Special Topics | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600184768
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Class Schedule
| Building | |
| Floor | - |
| Hall | Εξ αποστάσεως (900) |
| Calendar | Παρασκευή 10:00 έως 12:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600184768
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
• realize the significance and usefulness of the international protection of human rights and freedoms on the international level,
• comprehend the function and applications of international law in the field of the individual’s rights and freedoms,
• approach effectively the issue of the protection of human rights and freedoms, transcending the traditional prerogative of domestic legal order,
• elaborate critically on the current challenges posed to the fundamental rights and freedoms by state policies and
• form a human-centric consciousness within the framework of international law.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course focuses on the international protection of human rights. It provides for an introduction of the general theory of human rights and examines the dialectics between public international law and human rights, taking the United Nations and particularly the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a starting point. The course’s main focus is the institutional and conventional framework for the protection of human rights in the United Nations system, and the contribution of the international judicial organs and quasi-judicial organs on the international and regional level. Finally, fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as rules and institutions are thoroughly analyzed, in order to provide for a comprehensive knowledge on the field of international protection of human rights.
Keywords
human rights, freedoms, international protection
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Students are welcome to use Moodle and digital data bases, such as Westlaw and Jstor, and retrieve information from the websites of the United Nations and the regional courts for human rights. Also, they may contact the teaching staff via e-mail.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 70 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 100 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students are assessed at the end of the semester through written or oral examination.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Σισιλιάνος Λ.-Α., Η Ανθρώπινη Διάσταση του Διεθνούς Δικαίου: Αλληλεπιδράσεις Γενικού Διεθνούς Δικαίου και Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου (Αθήνα: Νομική Βιβλιοθήκη, 2010) [κωδικός βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 12566790].
2. Περράκης Στ., Διεθνείς Διαστάσεις των Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου: Προς ένα Jus Universalis (Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Σιδέρη, 2012) [κωδικός βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 22905158].
3. Νάσκου-Περράκη Π., Μηχανισμοί Προστασίας Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου: Διεθνείς Πράξεις, Θεωρία και Πρακτική (2η έκδοση, Εκδόσεις Αντ. Σάκκουλας, Αθήνα 2015) [κωδικός βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 50660758].
Additional bibliography for study
1. Δουζίνας Κ., Το Τέλος των Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων (Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση, 2006).
2. Ρούκουνας Εμ., Διεθνής Προστασία των Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων (Αθήνα: Βιβλιοπωλείον της Εστίας, 1995).
3. Σισιλιάνος Λ.-Α. (επιμ.), Ευρωπαϊκή Σύμβαση Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου: Ερμηνεία κατ’ Άρθρο (Αθήνα: Νομική Βιβλιοθήκη, 2013).
4. Alston Ph. & Goodman R., International Human Rights (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012).
5. De Schutter Ol., International Human Rights Law: Cases, Materials, Commentary (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010).
6. Donnelly J., Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice (3rd edition, Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press, 2013).
7. Levin L., Ανθρώπινα Δικαιώματα: Ερωτήσεις και Απαντήσεις (μετάφραση-επιμέλεια Νάσκου-Περράκη Π. κ.α., επικαιροποιημένη 2η ελληνική έκδοση, Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Θέμις, 2013).
8. Marks S. & Clapham A., International Human Rights Lexicon (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005).
9. Shelton D. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013).
Last Update
27-11-2020
