F1HH 4105 - Human Rights and Humanitarian Action: Actors and Mechanisms

The purpose of this course is twofold: (1) provide an introduction to key aspects of Humanitarian Action (norms, principles, dilemmas, actors and systems); and (2) offer a complement to the Human Rights Foundations Part I –Introduction to International Human Rights Law course delivered in the first semester (Fall). The Fall semester course focuses upon the substantive content of human rights law and is structured around six themes: capital punishment, freedom of expression, equality, economic, social and cultural rights, minority rights, international criminal justice. This course takes a different perspective, examining international human rights with a focus on ‘actors, sectors and mechanisms', with reference to three crosscutting issues: criminal accountability; economic and social inequalities; and gender challenges.


Learning outcomes:

- Demonstrate their understanding of human rights standards, mechanisms and actors,
- Understanding human rights, and law, in context,
- Analyse dilemmas that human rights protection actors and mechanisms are confronted with,
- Demonstrate their understanding of the progressive development of human rights standards and systems.

Professional skills:

- Creative and critical thinking, problem solving,
- Research and analysis,
- Understanding stakeholders, multiculturalism,
- Engaging in debate and collective learning

William SCHABAS,Elodie ANDRAULT,Yvan CONOIR,Antoine BERNARD,Vaitea BAILLIF,Anaëlle VERGONJEANNE

Cours magistral seul

English

The course is designed as a complement to the Fall semester mandatory course "F1HH4100 - Introduction to International Human Rights Law".

Spring 2024-2025

Mid-term (paper) 50% TBC
Final exam (paper) 50% TBC