Bachelor
2020/2021
Children's Human Rights - An Interdisciplinary Introduction
Type:
Elective course (Law)
Area of studies:
Law
Delivered by:
School of International Law
Where:
Faculty of Law
When:
3 year, 2 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Instructors:
Olga Khazova
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
4
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The growth of interdisciplinary research is becoming a general trend in university education. This course is based on the use of knowledge and methods of several academic disciplines, including law, psychology, sociology, history, education and healthcare, economics and anthropology. This approach contributes to the development of critical thinking of the student in matters related to children's problems. During the course, students will receive information about the evolution of this category of human rights, as well as the evolution of related problems. The methods and means by which society should respond to children's problems will be studied and critically understood. Special attention will be paid to successful international strategies and programs aimed at protecting the rights of children and international organizations working in this area. This open online course provides an overview of the most important features of children's rights. The central part of the course will consist of the presentation of international and regional standards on children's rights and consideration of the role of international and regional judicial and quasi-judicial organizations related to this problem.
Learning Objectives
- Know the main interdisciplinary approaches used in the field of protection of children's rights
- Know the key international issues in the field of protecting children's rights
- Study the most successful international practices and cases for the protection of children's rights
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Have skills to use methods of an interdisciplinary approach in the field of the protection of children's rights
- Have skills in applying best international practices in matters related to children's rights
- Have basic knowledge of legal practice on the example of specific court decisions related to children's rights
Course Contents
- Introduction to the courseBasic interdisciplinary methods in the social sciences
- Fundamental rightsFundamental rights and freedoms of children, the evolution of ideas about them and the challenges that this concept faces
- jurisprudence practiceInternational judicial practice and the activities of international organizations as a way to protect the rights and freedoms of children
Assessment Elements
- Current control: test during the course
- Intermediate control: interview with the teacher
Interim Assessment
- Interim assessment (2 module)0.7 * Current control: test during the course + 0.3 * Intermediate control: interview with the teacher
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Erman, E. (2016). Human Rights and Democracy : Discourse Theory and Global Rights Institutions. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1432189
- Farrow, T. C. W. (2003). Globalization, International Human Rights, and Civil Procedure. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.2A366A85
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- - Российский ежегодник Европейской конвенции по правам человека / Russian Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights. № 1 (2015): Европейская конвенция: новые «старые» права - Общество с ограниченной ответственностью «Издательство «СТАТУТ» - 2015 - 608с. - ISBN: 978-5-8354-1133-7 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЛАНЬ - URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/75030
- Cotesta, V., & D’Auria, M. (2012). Global Society and Human Rights. Leiden: Brill. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=439996