Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this module, students should be able to:
- Explain the origin, justifications, sources and scope of application of IHRL;
- Demonstrate knowledge and understand the nature and scope of human rights and corresponding state obligations under international human rights law, including how these rights and obligations impact domestic law and practice;
- Understand and evaluate various international and domestic implementation mechanisms of IHRL (UN treaty bodies, UN Human Rights Council, domestic implementation mechanisms);
- Understand and evaluate substantive rights and corresponding obligations, including in light of contemporary challenges to IHRL;
- Relate and apply IHRL to real-life events and hypothetical fact situations.
Indicative Module Content:
Sources and scope of application of International Human Rights Law (IHRL)
Human rights duties and duty-bearers
The United Nations (UN) human rights treaty bodies
The UN Human Rights Council (Universal Periodic Review and Special Procedures)
The human right to life
The human right not to be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
The human right to health
The human right to housing
IHRL and the environment
The human right to privacy
(please note that not all topics are covered every year)