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United Nations protection of human rights
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| Students are advised that this
course demands some previous knowledge of public international
law. |
| Section A: Mechanisms
for human rights protection by United Nations bodies |
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Historical development of international human
rights law |
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Mechanisms established by UN human rights treaties:
general comments by treaty bodies; reporting system and concluding
observations; individual complaints; inter-state complaints;
visits |
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Special Procedures established by the UN Commission
on Human Rights: country mandates and thematic mandates |
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Mechanisms under UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
resolution 1235 and ECOSOC resolution 1503 |
| Section B:
Substantive rights under United Nations
Human Rights Treaties 1 |
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International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) |
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Second Optional Protocol to the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of
the death penalty |
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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) |
| Section C:
Substantive rights under United Nations
Human Rights Treaties 2 |
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights (ICESCR) |
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International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) |
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) |
| Section D: Selected
United Nations human rights bodies and specialised agencies |
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |
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International Labour Organization (ILO) |
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World Health Organization (WHO) |
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) |
Sequence:
Section A first. |
Textbooks:
Henry J. Steiner,
Philip Alston and Ryan Goodman, International Human Rights
in Context: Law, Politics, Morals 3rd ed (Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2007), ISBN: 9780199279425 |
| Javaid Rehman, International
Human Rights Law: A Practical Approach (London: Longman
2002), ISBN: 9780582437739 |
