Ce cours apparaît dans les formations suivantes :
• Faculté de Droit Lille - Licence 3 Européenne de Droit - S6 - 3 ECTS

Pré requis

• Knowledge of basic principles of public international law.


• Analytical and research skills.


• Ability to work in English (reading, writing, speaking).

Objectifs du cours

The objective of the course is to enable students to acquire a thorough knowledge of the law of human rights at both the international and regional level.

In particular, the course should develop or improve the following skills:

• Knowledge of substantive and procedural rules of human rights law.


• Legal research on issues related to violations of human rights.


• Interpretation and analysis of the jurisprudence and case-law of human rights bodies and courts.


• Describe the historical and theoretical background to international human rights law.


• Define the range of human rights protected under international law.


• Be familiar with the various systems of human rights protection and promotion at the international and regional level.


• Be able to discuss and assess the norms and compliance/accountability mechanisms in relation to particular categories of human rights.


• Be aware of contemporary issues and debates in human rights law and policy.

Contenu du cours

The course provides an introduction to international human rights law. After considering the historical foundations of human rights and international human rights law, the course examines the international legal context, and the regimes and mechanisms for the protection of human rights. The course reviews various mechanisms for the promotion, protection and implementation of human rights at the international and regional levels. The focus is on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the two UN International Covenants, and the European Convention on Human Rights.

Among the regional systems of human rights protection, the American and the African systems are discussed, as well as those of non-governmental organisations. Certain core substantive rights and human rights problems are considered more in-depth, in particular the rights of women and children, the rights of indigenous groups and minorities, the rights of refugees and migrants, the rights of prisoners in times of global terrorism, and of the rights and obligations of corporations. Ultinmately, the course highlights the limits of human rights and discusses the future of human rights.

Modalités d'enseignement

Organisation du cours

Attendance and participation are essential. Students are expected to read the course material assigned prior to each course session and be prepared to discuss it in class.

The students will have to research, analyze and summarize a case over the break between the two blocks. The hours needed for exams preparation are very often subjective, also depending on how much attention has been payed to the various topics in class, and on whether students attended all classes or not.

The readings are designated as ‘required readings’ and ‘suggested additional readings’. Only the required readings are compulsory, and represent the minimum requirement necessary for participation in each class. The suggested additional readings are not compulsory, but are only meant to recommend further material to students who have time and willingness to study a certain topic more in-depth.

The course final grade will also be based on assessment of in-class participation (with one or two points added to the final mark when the student shows active participation in class).

Méthodes pédagogiques

Évaluation

Examen : coeff. 1

Bibliographie

• Class books:||
  While there is no prescribed textbook for this course, the following textbooks are recommended for consultation/and extracts will be read:||
  - Ilias Bantekas and Lutz Oette, International Human Rights Law and Practice (CUP, 2nd ed, 2016)||
  - Rhona K. Smith, Textbook on International Human Rights (OUP, 2015)||
  - Daniel Moeckli, Sangeeta Shah, Sandesh Sivakumaran, International Human Rights Law (OUP, 3rd ed, 2018)||
  Advised Books:||
  - Philip Alston and Ryan Goodman, International Human Rights (OUP, 2013)||
  - Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou et al, Human Rights Law in Europe; The Influence, Overlaps and||
  - Contradictions of the EU and the ECHR (Routledge, 2014)||
  - Olivier de Schutter, International Human Rights Law (CUP, 2014)||
  - David Harris, Michael O’Boyle, Edward Bates, and Carla Buckley, Law of the European Convention on Human Rights (OUP, 2014)||
  - Dinah Shelton, The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law (OUP, 2015)||
  - Howard Davis, Human Rights Law Directions (OUP, 2016)||
  - Bernadette Rainey, Elizabeth Wicks, and Clare Ovey, Jacobs, White & Ovey: The European Convention on Human Rights (OUP, 2017)||
  - Alison Bisset (ed.), Blackstone’s International Human Rights Documents, 10 edition, (OUP, 2016).

Ressources internet

• Yes, the Syllabus of the course and the Course Book will be available on the school intranet site, and certain ppt presentations will also be made available in the same way.

  
  

  The following selected web sites are advised to students for consultation:

  
  

  - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: www.ohchr.org/english/

  
  

  - UN Human Rights Council: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/

  
  

  The United Nations Home Page: www.un.org

  
  

  - of particular relevance is the Human rights section of the UN website: http://www.un.org/rights/

  
  

  How to Make a Complaint to the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies Online:http://www.bayefsky.com/

  
  

  Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://www.unhcr.org/

  
  

  Council of Europe: http://www.coe.int/

  
  

  European Court of Human Rights: http://www.echr.coe.int/echr/(from which judgments of the Court are available)

  
  

  Organisation of American States: http://www.oas.org/

  
  

  Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: http://www.cidh.oas.org/

  
  

  Inter-American Court on Human Rights: http://www.corteidh.or.cr/

  
  

  African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights:http://www.aict-ctia.org/courts_conti/achpr/achpr_home.html

  
  

  African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: http://www.achpr.org/english/_info/news_en.html

  
  

  International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: http://www.icty.org/

  
  

  International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: http://www.unictr.org/

  
  

  International Criminal Court: http://www.icc-cpi.int/

  
  

  Amnesty International: www.amnesty.org (click Library link for County Reports)

  
  

  Human Rights Watch: www.hrw.org

  
  

  International Crisis Group: www.crisisweb.org

  
  

  NGO Watch: www.ngowatch.org

  
  

  The following documents are available online:

  
  

  - United Nations General Assembly, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.

  
  

  Available online at: http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

  
  

  - United Nations General Assembly, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 16 December 1966, entry into force 23 March 1976.

  
  

  Available online at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm

  
  

  - United Nations General Assembly, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 16 December 1966, entry into force 3 January 1976.

  
  

  Available online at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm

  
  

  - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 21 December 1965, entry into force 4 January 1969.

  
  

  Available online at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cerd.htm

  
  

  - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 10 December 1984, entry into force 26 June 1987.

  
  

  Available online at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cat.htm

  
  

  - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 18 December 1979.

  
  

  Available online at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cedaw.htm

  
  

  - Convention on the Rights of the Child, 20 November 1989, entry into force 2 September 1990.

  
  

  Available online at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm

  
  

  - Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 9 December 1948, entry into force 12 January 1951.

  
  

  Available online at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm

  
  

  - For a full list of treaties and international human rights instruments:

  
  

  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/

  
  

  - European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 (as amended by Protocols 11 and 14):

  
  

  http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Basic+Texts/The+Convention+and+additional+protocols/The+European+Convention+on+Human+Rights/

  
  

  - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 7 December 2000:

  
  

  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/charter/default_en.htm

  
  

  - For treaties, judgments and other useful human rights documents, also consult the website: http:/