Module Code - Title:
LA5153
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COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
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Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To explore the protection of human rights in international law
Syllabus:
A Comparative study of the principles, concepts, rules and proceedures underpinning the protection of human rights in international law from a comparative perspective including in particular: rights theory; universality versus cultural relativism, legislating for human rights; status of human rights treaties; judicial procedures for the enforcement of human rights; state reporting procedures; policing compliance with human rights standards; fact-finding and evidence; sanctions; individual rights and freedom; collective rights
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to:
* Identify the principal sources, systems and foundations of international human rights law;
* Specify general concepts of public international law, to the extent that they are relevant in the field of human rights;
* Assess the merits of the regional human rights systems;
* Differentiate between the legal value and authority of declarations, decisions, judgments and other materials generated by the universal and regional human rights systems;
* Evaluate the current practice for the protection of international human rights within the domestic legal system;
* Critique the efficacy of the United Nations system in protecting and promoting human rights at the global level.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
N/A
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
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Module Leader:
LucyAnn.Buckley@ul.ie