International Human Rights Law
Course Type and Contact Hours
Lecture / 2 hrs per week
Course Language
English
ECTS-credits
5 (if exam has been passed)
Frequency
The course will be given at irregular intervals, rather in the winter term than in the summer term.
Time Schedule and Course Venue
An up-to-date electronic course catalogue will be available for the winter semester from late August to late February and for the summer semester from late February to mid August on the website http://www.fu-berlin.de/vv. Please select "Fachbereiche" - "Rechtswissenschaft" - "Staatsexamensstudiengang" and "Rechtswissenschaft (SPO 2015)" in order to access the Law courses.
Course Description
The protection of human rights is of significant concern in modern international law. Understanding its significance involves knowing what current human rights guarantees are provided by international law and how the institutional arrangements for protecting them work.
This module provides a broad but selective survey of issues in this field, critically examining the main human rights treaties and reviewing the procedures for implementing them, in the United Nations and through regional systems in Europe, Africa and Latin America. It considers the roles of state-oriented international organisations as well as non-state actors, such as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and business actors in the human rights sphere. The module also addresses selected substantive rights in depth such as the right to life, freedom of expression, economic and social rights and freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, gender, sexuality, disability etc.
Restricted Enrollment
no (that means that everyone who signs up for this course in time can take part in this course)
Course Registration
Erasmus students: You will find this course either under the module "Fremdsprachenfachkompetenz A" or under the module "Fremdsprachenfachkompetenz B". ("Fremdsprachenfachkompetenz" means "foreign legal language skills".) If you take only one course which is not taught in German, it doesn't matter whether you book this course under "Fremdsprachenfachkompetenz A" or under "Fremdsprachenfachkompetenz B". However, if you take two courses which are not taught in German, you will have to book one under "Fremdsprachenfachkompetenz A" and the other under "Fremdsprachenfachkompetenz B".
Themis students and overseas students: You will find this course under "Study Program Themis & Overseas - Module 10"
registration period: 1 October - 2 November 2018
De-Registration from this Course
regular drop period: 1 October - 2 November 2018
After the regular drop period you can only drop this course with a valid cause until 14 days prior to the exam. Please contact the International Office at the Law Department if you have to use this option.
Type of Exam
There will be a written final examination.
Exam Period
The exam will probably take place in the last week of the lecture period. → Academic Calendar
Registration for the Exam
Students will automatically be registered for the exam when they sign up for this course.
De-Registration from the Exam
Students who drop this course via Campus Management are automatically de-registered from the exam. Students who do not drop this course via Campus Management and do not take the exam, are going to finish this course with a non-passing grade (0 points).
Grade Release