To supplement the student's knowledge and skills in a way that may form part of the student's choice of educational and professional profile
International human rights law, including as an intrin- sic part of public international law
The concept of human rights from a legal point of view, including considerations on universal applicabil- ity.
The legal and institutional human rights framework of the United Nations, complete with comparative refer- ences to the principal regional systems.
Admissibility criteria as adopted by relevant treaty monitoring bodies concerning individual communica- tions (complaints).
The meaning and content of positive state obligations and of limitations on substantive human rights, includ- ing the concept of "state discretion" or "margin of ap- preciation".
The role of human rights in specific contexts, for ex- ample the 'war on terror'.
The question of human rights under pressure and that of the "shrinking space " for human rights advocates in promoting human rights
Explaining the legal standing of human rights in inter- national law and outlining generally their relationship with other bodies of public international law.
Analysing and applying concepts and terminology inte- gral to the course.
Identifying legal problems in regional and international human rights and applying relevant sources of law in solving these.
Describing the impact and status of human rights in national law.
Researching, presenting and analyzing decisions, gen-
eral comments, concluding observations and recom- mendations adopted by human rights treaty monitoring bodies. Also applicable to illustrative national case law and case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECrtHR).
Presenting and analyzing the content of substantive provisions as contained in UN human rights instru- ments, considering also both the question of positive State obligations and possible limitations on human rights.
Communicating issues relating to international human rights law in a clear and well-structured manner, using the applicable terminology.
explain issues pertaining to international refugee law and reflect and analyze critically
assess and analyse rules and regulations as well as the consequences of the rules
qualify identified legal issues within international refugee law
be able to work problem-oriented by independently composing a problem and working in an analytical and structured manner
become responsible for own learning, development and specialization within the frames international refugee law.
become able to provide advice on the content of human rights law and the consequences of violating this legal framework.
Type of instruction
Name of exam International Human Rights Law
Oral exam based on a project
Oral group exam based on a group project.
Permitted aids
With certain aids:
The project can be brought to the oral exam
Faget er samlæst med 9. semester Erhvervsøkonomi-Jura
Danish title International Human Rights Law
Module code KA-EJ-13-S14
Language of instruction English
Jesper Lindholm
Study Board Study Board of Law
Department Department of Law
Faculty The Faculty of Social Sciences
Rhona K. M. Smith: International Human Rights Law, Oxford University Press, 8th edition, 2018.
Students will be asked to access supplementary material available online, including primary sources of law and scientific articles /publications