Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
International Organisations & Human Rights
Teaching staff
Appointment by previous e mail to the teacher.
Pre-course requirements
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 02 - To acquire the ability to understand, analyse and synthesise
- 03 - To be able to express one's ideas and arguments in an orderly and coherent way both in oral and written form (written and oral techniques)
- 05 - To be able to develop skills for group work
- 06 - To acquire the ability to make decisions
- 07 - To acquire negotiating and mediation skills
- 20 - To have knowledge of the basic aspects of legal argumentation
- 21 - To develop the ability to create and structure regulations
- 24 - To acquire the skills to resolve problems and make decisions using relevant information and by applying correct methods while placing the issue within a legal system context
- 25 - To acquire the skills for legal paperwork processing: composing texts, clarifying a position on a matter, use of forms, etc.
- 26 - To master the techniques and other evidence taking stategies
- 28 - To be able to read and understand bibliography and other legal texts in English
Learning outcomes of the subject
Fulfill the objectives indicated in both parts of the subject
Syllabus
I) HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATIONS
II) HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
III) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
IV) SUBSIDIARITY, PROPORTIONALITY, AND INTERPRETATION IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
V) UNITED NATIONS AND ITS ROLE IN HUMAN RIGHTS
VI) REGIONAL SYSTEMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
VII) RIGHT TO LIFE
VIII) PROHIBITION OF TORTURE
IX) PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY, FORCED LABOR, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
X) PROHIBITION OF ARBITRARY DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY
XI) PROHIBITION OF COERCION IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS
XII) MAGISTERIUM OF CHURCH AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Teaching and learning activities
In person
B-. METHODOLOGY.
The course aims to combine descriptive and theoretical exposition, with class by class activities.
The participation of the students in the course will be very active. This will be reflected in the class to class learning process and in the evaluation system.
Continuous evaluation (30%): Evaluations will be carried out week by week, unless otherwise indicated. The student who does not attend will be graded with the minimum grade. At the end of the classes, the professor will not consider the three lowest grades of the semester and the average of the rest will represent thirty percent of the final grade.
Reading control (30%): written examination on a long reading sent by the professor.
Exam (40%): examination on the contents of the course.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
Continuous evaluation (30%): Evaluations will be made week by week, unless otherwise indicated. The student who does not attend will be graded with the minimum grade. At the end of the classes, the professor will not consider the three lowest grades of the semester and the average of the rest will represent thirty percent of the final grade.
Reading control (30%): written exam on a long reading.
Exam (40%): examination on the contents of the course.