| CODE | PBL5038 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Human Rights Advocacy | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Public Law | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will provide guidance on how to advocate for human rights. Studies will focus on the work of non-governmental organisations, their work in raising awareness, assisting victims, advocating with public and political stakeholders and in bringing about changes in policy. The study-unit will also focus on preparing legal arguments for and against circumstances indicated in a case study which is to be debated by participants in a simulated moot court. Study-Unit Aims: To put into practice the theory learnt in the other study-units by exploring methods of implementation and mediums through which notions and principles of human rights are brought into effect. This study-unit will aim at familiarising students with the role of civil society including non-governmental organisations and companies and analyse the importance of putting into place good policies. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify and apply methods of advocacy to human rights issues; - Design and develop a human rights project. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Draft relative documents needed in developing a human rights project; - Identify and analyse data and statistics relevant to human rights issues; - Litigate in favour of or against a claim of violation of human rights in a moot court simulation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Plowden, P., 2002, Advocacy and Human Rights: using the Convention in courts and tribunals, Cavendish Publishing Limited. Supplementary Readings - Merke, F., 2013, Foreign Policy and Human Rights Advocacy: An Exercise in Measurement and Explanation, Human Rights Review, 2013, Vol. 14(2), p. 131. - Wettstein, F. 2010, The Duty to Protect: Corporate Complicity, Political Responsibility and Human Rights Advocacy, Journal of Business Ethics, 2010, Vol. 96(1), p. 33. |
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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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