This course explores the institutional and legal foundations of the post-WW2 framework for international human rights law protection, as well as a number of key rights and topics in contemporary international human rights law and practice. The first part examines the core institutions and legal regimes that together constitute the core of international human rights law. The second part of the course 'samples' a number of substantive rights, such as the right to life, the prohibition on torture and inhuman and degrading treatment, or the right to housing. It also explores the international human rights regimes from the perspective of different subjects or groups, such as women and labour, paying particular regard to the possibilities and limitations of human rights as an truly universal and emancipatory project. Syllabus:Part I Institutional and Legal Foundations Week 1: InstitutionsInternational Systems of Human RightsRegional Systems of Human Rights Week 2 Typologies of Rights and ObligationsWeek 3 Legal RegimeScope of Application I: Extra-TerritorialityScope of Application II: War and Emergencies Part II Rights and Subjects Week 5: Life and Death
Week 6: Body and Soul
Week 7: Housing and Shelter
Week 8: Work and Labor
Week 10: Women and Violence
30 Credits