Admission requirements
Master degree
Description
This course is set up as a Capita Selecta type of course. It explores several topics that are in the forefront of human rights discourse and/or constitute emerging themes that deserve more attention than could be covered in the other courses against the backdrop of the ever evolving conceptualization of human rights in today’s pluralist world. As a consequence the subject matter of this course may change over the years.
For the academic year 2017-2018 the following topics are envisaged:
-refugee and migration law
-social and economic rights
-business and human rights
-human rights and climate change
-local authorities and international human rights (t.b.c.)
To conclude not just this course, but also the years teaching, we look ahead at the future of human rights regarding a specific theme at a special conference organized for the occasion; the topic of this conference will be selected in due time.
Course objectives
Objectives of the course and achievement levels
*Students gain profound knowledge and understanding regarding the topics covered;
*students can articulate and discuss the main debates and latest developments regarding the topics covered;
*students can assess and evaluate how these debates and developments may play out in concrete legal cases.
*students get acquainted with participating in an academic conference on a topical human rights issue.
Mode of instruction
Lectures
Number of (2 hour) lectures: 10 Lectures/seminars of 2 hours each
Names of lecturers: Professor Titia Loenen (coordinator); dr. Ingrid Leijten; prof. Peter Rodrigues; other lecturers Leiden Law School/guest lecturers (t.b.c.)
Required preparation by students: read the compulsory course materials; prepare questions and cases; prepare individual and/or group presentations; find and analyze additional materials to prepare for such assignments.
Assessment method
Examination form(s)
Assessment method(s) and the weighting of each form of assessment towards the final grade
- written exam or paper for each topic or cluster of topics; weighing of these exams pro rata
Submission procedures
Written exams: hard copy
Paper: hardcopy and via Blackboard (safe submission; including plagiarism check)
Areas to be tested within the exam
The examination syllabus consists of the required reading (literature) for the course, the course information guide and the subjects taught in the lectures, the seminars and all other instructions which are part of the course.
Reading List
Obligatory course materials
Reader:
- YES, on Blackboard
Recommended course materials
To be announced on Blackboard
Contact information
Co-ordinator: Prof. Titia Loenen
Contact information: Leiden University, Faculty of Law, Institute of Public Law
Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw, Steenschuur 25, 2311 ES Leiden, Room number B114
Tel. +31 71 527 3689
m.l.p.loenen@law.leidenuniv.nl
Institution/division
Institute: Public law
Administration advanced masters: BIO
Mahshid Alizadeh m.alizadeh@law.leidenuniv.nl