| CODE | PBL5035 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Rights and Freedoms - Civil, Political, Social, Economic and Cultural | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Public Law | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will analyse the different categories of human rights and provide an understanding of the main rights within each category, the interplay and interdependence of rights and the different methods of implementation and enforcement used. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims principally at analysing different categories of human rights, consider their interdependence and carry out a comparative analysis of the different methods of implementation and enforcement used. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify and recognise the importance of each category of rights and the notion of interdependence of rights; - Analyse the principles and concepts developed in the application of the main rights in these categories; - Undertake a comparative analyse of the different methods of enforcement of human rights. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Prepare analytical assignments and work out case studies on rights falling within different categories of human rights. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Van Dijk, P., 2018, Theory and Practice of the European Convention on Human Rights, Intersentia Publishers. - Schultz, S., 2013, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: cases, materials and commentary, Oxford University Press. - Eide A., 2001, Economic, social and cultural rights: a textbook, Springer Netherlands. Supplementary Readings - Craven M., 1995, The international covenant on economic, social, and cultural rights: a perspective on its development, Clarendon Paperbacks. - Conte A., and Davidson S., 2004, Defining civil and political rights: the jurisprudence of the United National Human Rights Committee, Ashgate. - Chapman A., 2002, Core obligations: building a framework for economic, social and cultural rights, Intersentia Publishing. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Therese Comodini Cachia |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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