Ce cours apparaît dans les formations suivantes :
• Faculté de Droit Lille - Master 2 DIE Droits de l'Homme Sécurité et Développement - S2 - 3 ECTS

Objectifs du cours

General:

• To provide information on international human rights sources, systems, standards and relevant issues.


• To encourage the development of practical skills for the future professionals.


• To sensitize participants to their particular role in protecting and promoting human rights and their own potential for affecting human rights in their future professional duties.


• To understand the human rights principles, institutions, processes and practices, issues and methods.

Course specific:

• Familiarise with European and international human rights standards and protection mechanisms


• Obtain a comparative perspective on international human rights instruments


• Understand the interplay between the various international and regional instruments and their concrete use for the purpose of human rights litigation


• Acquire skills of human rights litigation at European level


• Know where to search for more in-depth information and use the resources provided.

Contenu du cours

Module 1 – Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the ECHR protection system

Module 2 – Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the EU and UN protection systems

Module 3 - Litigating human rights cases at international level – ECHR litigation in practice

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Module 1 (12h)

Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the ECHR protection system

Session 1 (23 February): The Council of Europe and the ECHR

- Introduction to the CoE: mandate, institutions and activities; subject matter and implementation mechanisms of the main CoE treaties and their monitoring bodies.

- Introduction to the ECHR system – role, structure and functioning of the ECtHR; procedure before the ECtHR.

- Introduction to the protected rights [part I]: Relative rights (8-11) – scope, positive obligations, interplay with other rights, key case-law.

- Preparation to GC hearing

Session 2 (6 March): The rights protected by the ECHR (part I)

- Attendance ECtHR Grand Chamber hearing in case Collector B.V. and Others v. the Netherlands

- Follow-up discussion on the case and on relative rights (8-11)

- Q&A questions with Registry lawyer

Session 3 (13 March): The rights protected by the ECHR (part II)

- Introduction to the protected rights [part II]: Absolute rights (3, 4) , procedural rights (5, 6), ancillary rights (13, 14) – scope, interplay, key case-law.

- Case studies and practical exercise

Module 2 (4h)

Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the EU and UN protection systems

Session 1 (22 March): Human rights litigation in the EU and before UN bodies

- Comparative perspective of different international mechanisms (EU, CoE, UN)

- Overview of the UN protection system (role, subject matter, mechanisms of implementation of selected UN treaties and correspondent bodies)

- The EU framework: the Fundamental Rights Charter; raising a complaint under the Charter before national courts and the CJEU

Module 3 (8h) : Litigating human rights cases at international level – ECHR litigation in practice

Session 1 (27 March): Lodging a complaint before the ECtHR

- Practical aspects of lodging a complaint: rules on procedure, admissibility criteria

- Practical aspects of effective implementation measures at national level

- Exercise: how to lodge an interim measure request and an individual application at the ECtHR

Session 2 (29 March): Moot court

- Moot court exercise (joint examination of fictional case; group work on pro and contra arguments on admissibility and merits; final oral exposition and vote)

Modalités d'enseignement

Organisation du cours

24h of interactiv lectures.

Criteria:

• Engagement throughout the course.


• Assessment of practical activities.


• Case-studies and group exercises.


• Topical discussions and debates.

Méthodes pédagogiques

Évaluation

Examen : coeff. 1

Ressources internet

• Course materials

  
  

  Module 1 Mandatory:

  
  

  HELP online course on Introduction to the ECHR and the ECtHR: http://help.elearning.ext.coe.int/mod/scorm/view.php?id=31016

  
  

  Chamber Judgment Ships Waste Oil Collector B.V. and Others v. the Netherlands https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-224732

  
  

  Optional:

  
  

  Factsheet “Environment and the European Convention on Human Rights” https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/FS_Environment_ENG.pdf

  
  

  ECHR Guide on Article 8 of the Convention : https://ks.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr-ks/guide_art_8_eng

  
  
  
  

  Module 2 Mandatory:

  
  

  Pagg. 1-45 of “Applying the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in law and policymaking at national level”, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2018: http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-2018-charter-guidance_en.pdf

  
  

  Optional:

  
  

  HELP online course Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe - Interplay between the ECHR and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: https://help.elearning.ext.coe.int/course/view.php?id=6561

  
  

  Module 3 Mandatory:

  
  

  Pagg 1-21 of “The European Court of Human Rights: Questions & Answers for Lawyers, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, 2023”: https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr/q_a_lawyers_guide_echr_eng

  
  

  HELP online course on Admissibility Criteria in Applications to the ECtHR : https://help.elearning.ext.coe.int/course/view.php?id=1856

  
  

  Optional:

  
  

  ECHR Guide on Admissibility Criteria http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Admissibility_guide_ENG.pdf

  
  

  Rules of Court http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Rules_Court_ENG.pdf