Public University of Navarre



Academic year: 2024/2025 | Previous academic years:  2023/2024  |  2022/2023  |  2021/2022  |  2020/2021 
Bachelor's degree in Law at the Universidad Pública de Navarra
Course code: 351007 Subject title: INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Credits: 6 Type of subject: Optative Year: 4 Period: 1º S
Department: Derecho
Lecturers:
CHICHARRO LAZARO, ALICIA (Resp)   [Mentoring ]

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Module/Subject matter

This course, although it can be taken independently, is also part of the Challenge-linked Specialization Program on Sustainable Development, which integrates the following subjects:

  • Environmental Economics
  • International Protection of Human Rights
  • Leadership Development
  • Natural Resources Economics

Successful completion of the program results in a milestone in the academic dossier: "Specialization Program in Sustainable Development". Completion of this program offers the option of a 24 ECTS Sustainable Development Specialization Internship in the spring semester.

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Contents

History of human rights. Human rights law. Sources of international human rights law. United Nations human rights protection. Regional human rights protection systems.

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General proficiencies

Not applicable

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Specific proficiencies

Not applicable

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Learning outcomes

RA07: Understand the relationship between verbal, graphical, mathematical, and econometric analysis in the study of economics.

RA20: Select and generate the necessary information for each problem, analyze it, and make decisions based on it.

RA27: Develop skills related to both oral and written communication, both among legal experts and with people outside the legal field.

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Methodology

A-1 Reading of written materials

A-2 Practical activity

A-3 Preparation of projects

A-4 Discussion forum and group tutorials

A-5 Individual tutorials

A-6 Autonomous study

A-7 Evaluation tests

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Evaluation

Learning outcome Assessment activity Weigh (%) It allow test resit Minimum required grade
R35, R41, R48, RR120 Practical assessments 30% Yes (An extraquestion/test to answer with the final exam)   
R41, R48, R 56, R120 Weekly practicals 10% No  
R35, R56, R120 Final exam 60% Yes 2.5/6

Minimum mark required for passing the final exam: 2.5 points of 6 total points.

The realization of the final exam of the subject will be face-to-face or online with webcam. Those students who do not take the final exam in person will not be qualified.

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Agenda

LESSON 1: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

  1. Emergence of international human rights
  2. Universal rights
  3. New trends and the future of human rights protection

LESSON 2: HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

  1. Concept of human rights
  2. Typology of human rights
  3. Subjects of human rights
  4. Sources of human rights law
  5. Obligations of the States

LESSON 3: UNITED NATION PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: INTERNATIONAL BILL OF RIGHTS

  1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
  2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966
  3. International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights, 1966

LESSON 4: UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ORGANISMS ON THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  1. Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
  2. Human Rights Council

LESSON 5: UNITED NATIONS HUMAN PROTECTION OF RIGHTS: MAIN SECTORIAL CONVENTIONS

  1. Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, 1965
  2. Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, 1979
  3. UN Convention against torture, 1984
  4. Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989

LESSON 6: OTHER UN INSTRUMENTS RELATING THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  1. Refugees
  2. Stateless
  3. Indigenous peoples
  4. Persons with disabilities

LESSON 7: COUNCIL OF EUROPE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  1. European Convention on Human Rights, 1950
  2. European Court of Human Rights
  3. Commissioner for Human Rights

LESSON 8: EUROPEAN UNION PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  1. EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, 2000-2007
  2. European Court of Justice jurisprudence on human rights
  3. European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

LESSON 9: ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  1. Inter-American Convention on Human Rights, 1969
  2. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
  3. Inter-American Court of Human Rights

LESSON 10: AFRICAN UNION PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  1. African Charter on Human and Peoples¿ Rights, 1981
  2. African Commission on Human and Peoples¿ Rights
  3. African Court on Human and Peoples¿ Rights

LESSON 11: HUMAN RIGHTS WORLWIDE

  1. ASEAN protection of human rights
  2. Arab League protection of human rights
  3. Organization of Islamic Cooperation protection of human rights

LESSON 12: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

  1. Concept of International Humanitarian Law
  2. Armed conflicts
  3. Relations between human rights law and International Humanitarian Law

LESSON 13: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW

  1. International Criminal Court
  2. International crimes
  3. Other international criminal courts

LESSON 14: INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

  1. The notion of international terrorism
  2. Applicability of human rights law in the fight against terrorism
  3. Challenges to human rights law in the fight against terrorism

LESSON 15: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  1. Guiding principles on business and human rights
  2. The State duty to protect human rights
  3. The corporate responsibility to protect human rights

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Bibliography

Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.


Geneva Institute of Human Rights, Guide on the international mechanisms in the field of human rights protection, Geneva: GIHR.

Philip Alston / Ryan Goodman, International Human Rights, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ilias Bantekas / Lutz Oette, International Human Rights Law and Practice, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Languages

English.

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Location

Aulario.

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