Human Rights Law in the European Context

(tylko po angielsku) Tuesday meetings are lectures, while Wednesday meetings are discussion classes. The course comprises both and runs from the beginning of the semester until mid-May.

The first meeting will be held on 5 March 2024.

ATTENTION! Erasmus students will be accepted to the course depending on the number of free places. Please check when your round of registration - depending on the department that you're affiliated with - begins and try to register yourself through the USOSweb.

If you don't manage to register, but wish to attend the course, please come to the first class and, subject to availability, I'll ask to have you registered manually.

(tylko po angielsku) The course has an introductory, yet comprehensive character. It aims to provide students with basic knowledge on the concept of human rights and their protection in Europe at various levels of legal order: international, regional and domestic. Special attention will be paid to relations and interactions between human rights and European law, both in terms of legitimacy of human rights discourses and transformations of their protection systems.

(tylko po angielsku) EK1: K_W04

Knows the economic, social, political, legal, philosophical and cultural aspects of globalization and development

EK2: K_W08

Has knowledge of the fundamental governmental and non-governmental institutions determining the processes of globalization and development

EK3: K_U03

Uses knowledge to analyse social, political, economic, legal, and cultural aspects of contemporary globalization and development processes

EK4: K_U04

Can properly analyse the causes and the course of social processes and phenomena of globalization and development processes, formulate own opinions on the subject, and make research hypotheses, as well as verify them

EK5: K_K01

Able to evaluate information and content relating to globalization and development

EK6: K_K03

Planning and initiating activities for the social environment and public interest based on the knowledge and skills acquired during the studies

(tylko po angielsku) Any introductory course on law.

(tylko po angielsku) In order to complete the course, students will need to pass a final written exam which will have two parts: multiple choice test and case analysis.

(tylko po angielsku) Written exam (multiple choice test and case analysis).

Students will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1) general knowledge on the human rights in the context of globalisation,

2) ability to apply human rights norms,

3) logic and cohesion of arguments.

(tylko po angielsku) Total – 150 h (6 ECTS)

1,5 ECTS: Participation in lectures (40 hours)

1,5 ECTS: Individual reading (40 hours)

3 ECTS: Preparation for the exam (70 hours)

European Studies, rok 3