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International Law of Human Rights

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Category: Integrated undergraduate/graduate university Study of Law

Prof. Vesna Crnić-Grotić	Assist. prof. Maša Marochini Zrinski

Students will acquire appropriate knowledge on the protection of human rights based on the United Nations instruments, as well as on the African, American and European instruments, and the practice of international and regional bodies. Students will acquire competence in independent study as well as in the use of available electronic data basis on the topic.
 

Course content:

I. INTRODUCTION
Historical development of international human rights protection; Work of the League of Nations; Charter of the UN;
II. UNIVERSAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Creation and characteristics of Universal Declaration of Human Rights; International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights; Optional protocols to ICCPR; International Covenant for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Separate UN treaties on human rights.
III. INTERNATIONAL MONITORING SYSTEMS
Human Rights Committee; Committee under ICESCR; Charter bodies of the UN; Monitoring treaty bodies
IV. REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS
Council of Europe; Organisation of American States; African Union
V. RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS GUARANTEED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW