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8140 European human rights law ( forår 2011 - 10 ECTS )

Rammer for udbud

• Uddannelsessprog: engelsk
• Niveau: Masters
• Semester/kvarter: Every spring
• Timer per uge: 3
• Deltagerbegrænsning: 30
• Undervisningssted: Århus
• Hovedområde: Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
• Udbud ID: 25327

Tid og sted

Thursday 13-16 in building 1253, room 317 (except the 24th February and the 14th April 2011 where the lessons are in building 1325, room 120)
first lessons on 3rd February 2011

Formål

To give the participants knowledge of the structure and content of the European Convention on Human Rights, especially in the light of the practice of the European Court of Human Rights. During the course the participants will obtain an in-depth understanding of the principles of interpretation developed by the Court, as well as the scope of protection of the Convention rights and freedoms.

By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. Describe the structure of the international system set up to protect human rights and the placement and role of the European Convention and Court in that connection.

2. Describe the conditions of admissibility of applications to the Court.

3. Identify, describe and apply the principles of interpretation developed by the Court.

4. Use the Court´s information retrieval system in order to find and analyze decisions and judgments.

5. Give an account of and analyze rights secured in the Convention and limitations to these rights.

6. Use the Convention and the Court´s case law in concrete cases, and in that connection assess the effectiveness of the protection of human rights.

7. Present the acquired knowledge and skills in a reasonably well-formulated English language.

Indhold

After a general presentation of the human rights protection system at different international levels and the relationship between international obligations and national law, the main focus of the course will be on the rights and freedoms secured in the European Convention on Human Rights and the limitations to these rights and freedoms.

Faglige forudsætninger

None

Underviser

Jens Vedsted-Hansen, Lasse Lund Madsen and Sten Schaumburg-Müller

Undervisnings- og arbejdsform

The course is partly interactive, requiring the students to participate in discussions and small presentations.

English

Litteratur

Jacobs, White & Ovey: The European Convention on Human Rights , Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press, 2010.

A number of judgements and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights.

Studieordning og bedømmelse

Kandidatuddannelsen i jura

• Mundtlig, bedømt efter 7-skala med ekstern censur

• Option 1: An oral examination on the basis of questions given by the examiner in advance.
• Option 2: An oral examination on the basis of a written sunopsis of max. 5 pages.

Both examinations include questions drawn from the entire syllabus.