European Human Rights / European Human Rights
The Academic Board of Law, Odense
Teaching activity id: 8941821.
Teaching language: English.ECTS / weighting: 5 ECTS / 0.083 full-time equivalent.
Examination language: English.
Exam activity id: 8941822.Approved: 13-03-12.
Period: Autumn 2012.
Grading: Internal grading.
Assessment: 7-point scale.
Offered in: Odense.
Subject director:
Ulrike Fleth-Barten, Department of Law.
Prerequisites:
None
Purpose:
Content - Key areas:
European Convention for the protection of Human Rights (ECHR) Treaty on European Union Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights
Goals description (SOLO taxonomy):
Literature:
Articles and book excerpts will be listed at beginning of course European Convention of Human Rights Lisbon treaty ECHR judgments ECJ judgments
Time of classes:
Fall
Form of instruction:
The course is taught in English. 13 weeks of 2 hour sessions.
Time of examination:
Ordinary examination in January. Re-examination in February. Participation in re-examination requires participation in the examination in January.
Examination conditions:
None
Form of examination for the certificate:
Supplemental information for the form of examination:
Programmes:
HA(jur.)
5th semester, elective subject. Offered in: Odense
Jura
5th semester, elective subject. Offered in: Odense
Teaching activity id: 8941821.
Teaching language: English.ECTS / weighting: 5 ECTS / 0.083 full-time equivalent.
Examination language: English.
Exam activity id: 8941822.Approved: 13-03-12.
Period: Autumn 2012.
Grading: Internal grading.
Assessment: 7-point scale.
Offered in: Odense.
Subject director:
Ulrike Fleth-Barten, Department of Law.
Prerequisites:
None
Purpose:
Students are exposed to human rights in constitutional law and they are introduced to the foundations of international law of which international human rights is one part. This course thus supplements the basic knowledge and expands knowledge about human rights at the international level.
The purpose of the course is to give students a firm understanding of the systems for protection of human rights in the EU and under the European Convention of Human Rights. This will be done with reference to the characteristics of the two systems and analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the two systems.
Furthermore the course aims at developing the students' skills at comparing the two systems and explain likenesses and differences and analyze the relationship between the two systems and national legal systems. The course shall provide the students with the skills to apply EU law and case law to factual situations. Finally the course aims at identifying actual and potential areas of conflict between the two systems and analyzes possible legal and political solutions.
The course shall provide students with competences relating to human rights issues within public administration, the private sector and courts. In addition, the aim is to provide competences on human rights in the restricted European framework which can be added to in other course at the B.A. and masters levels.
Content - Key areas:
European Convention for the protection of Human Rights (ECHR) Treaty on European Union Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights
Goals description (SOLO taxonomy):
The course aims at enabling students to:
- analyze judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
- analyze judgments of the European Court of Justice, relating to the protection of fundamental rights
- analyze judgments of the European Court of Justice regarding rights protected by the ECHR
- describe, analyze and evaluate the consequences of EU Membership of the ECHR
- compare the protection of particular rights in EU and under the ECHR
- analyze the systems for enforcement of human rights in EU and under the ECHR, respectively
- compare the systems of human rights protection
- assess the EU as a human rights actors
- evaluate the importance of the Charte of Fundamental Rights
- search judgments of the European Court of Human rights and the European court of Justice
Literature:
Articles and book excerpts will be listed at beginning of course European Convention of Human Rights Lisbon treaty ECHR judgments ECJ judgments
Time of classes:
Fall
Form of instruction:
The course is taught in English. 13 weeks of 2 hour sessions.
Time of examination:
Ordinary examination in January. Re-examination in February. Participation in re-examination requires participation in the examination in January.
Examination conditions:
None
Form of examination for the certificate:
Take home.
Supplemental information for the form of examination:
24 hour take-home written exam.
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Duration: Date for submission will appear from the examination plan.
Location: Home assignment.
Internet Access: Necessary
Hand Out: Course page in Blackboard
Hand In: Via SDUassignment in the course page in Blackboard.
Extent: No limitations
Exam Aids: All exam aids allowed
Programmes:
HA(jur.)
5th semester, elective subject. Offered in: Odense
Jura
5th semester, elective subject. Offered in: Odense