Collective Dimensions of Human Rights

Teacher(s)

Lagerwall Anne (compensates Van Drooghenbroeck Sébastien); Van Drooghenbroeck Sébastien;

Language

French

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

The course relates to the analysis of the various collective facets present in human rights legislation and to the other specific rights related to one of these facets. In an interdisciplinary manner, the course strives to show how the philosophical, political and legal objections which have been traditionally addressed to the emergence of the “collective dimensions” in the human rights discourse can explain the relative failure, on a purely legal level, of the enforcement of one or more of the rights characterised by such dimensions. Attention is also paid, in an interdisciplinary manner, to the various strategies which can be implemented to overcome, in whole or in part, such failures.

Content

- General Introduction: various collective dimensions of human rights;
- Right of the peoples of control over one’s body;
- Rights of citizenship (political rights);
- Rights of the minorities;
- Rights of solidarity (the third generation of human rights);
- The principle of equality;
- Individual rights of collective exercise (freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of association).

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra lectures illustrated by the analyses of cases resulting from the decisions of universal or regional monitoring bodies. The course is accompanied by a support class during which the case analyses are covered in greater detail.

Evaluation methods

Written examination based on two questions (one mandatory question and one question to be chosen from two possible questions).

Other information

Course materials: A small syllabus is provided on each of the aforementioned topics which are analysed during the course. A collection of decisions illustrating the matter is also provided on each topic.

Bibliography

Une bibliographie de base, sur chacun des thèmes étudiés, est fournie dans chacun des syllabus constituant les supports du cours.

Faculty or entity

DRTB