Course Syllabus
Obiettivi formativi
The course aims at providing the students with the knowledge and critical understanding of the main aspects of the system of international law , with particular emphasis on the the protection of human rights.
Contenuti sintetici
Part I (Prof. Antonello Tancredi)
Human rights and general categories of international law
The European proclamation of Human Rights
Rights’ Guarantees
The effectiveness of guaranteed rights
Some examples of human rights protected under International and European law
Part II (Prof. Irini Papanicolopulu)
- Fundamental aspects of international law
- the subjects of international law
- The sources of international law
- International responsibility
Programma esteso
Part I (Prof. Antonello Tancredi)
- Definition
- The five basic characters of the International and European protection of human rights: novelty; equality; permanence; universality; objectivity
Human rights and general categories of international law
- Reservations to international and European human rights treaties
- Denunciation
- Peremptory norms of international law and erga omnes obligations
- Rights holders;
- The formal sources of international and European human rights law
The European proclamation of Human Rights
- The European Convention of Human Rights
- The European Social Charter
- The protection of human rights in the European Union
Rights’ Guarantees
- Direct applicability
- The principle of subsidiarity: restrictions to protected rights (absolute and non-absolute rights; national margin of appreciation etc.) and derogations
The effectiveness of guaranteed rights
- Evolutionary interpretation
- Autonomous concepts
- Positive obligations
- The horizontal effect
Some examples of human rights protected under International and European law
- The Right to Life
- The prohibition of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment
- The obligation of non-refoulement
- Non-absolute rights (right to respect for private and family life; freedom of thought, conscience and religion; freedom of expression; freedom of assembly and association);
- Prohibition of collective expulsions of aliens.
Part II (Prof. Irini Papanicolopulu)
- Fundamental aspects of international law
- the subjects of international law
a. States
b. international organizations
c. other subjects
- The sources of international law
a. Treaties;
b. Custom;
c. General principles
d. Other sources
- International responsibility;
a. notion and codification of secondary rules
b. the subjective element
c. the objective element
d. circumstances excluding wrongfulness
e. consequences
f. the notion of injured state
Prerequisiti
None
Metodi didattici
Subject to emergency measures due to covid-19, classes will be front classes in presence.
Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
The exam is oral, without partial exams. To evaluate the exam the following factors are taken into account: knowledge of the matter; coherence and completeness of the exposition; correct use of legal terminology; capacity to express oneself in a understandable and synthetic way.
Testi di riferimento
Part I: Rhona Smith, International Human Rights Law, 9th edition, Oxford Univ. Press, 2019, chapters Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 13, 17
Part II: Vaughan Lowe, International Law, Oxford University Press, 2007, chapters Nos. 1, 2, 3 (only sections 3.9 and 3.10), 4
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning objectives
The course aims at providing the students with the knowledge and critical understanding of the main aspects of the system of international law , with particular emphasis on the the protection of human rights.
Contents
Part I (Prof. Antonello Tancredi)
Human rights and general categories of international law
The European proclamation of Human Rights
Rights’ Guarantees
The effectiveness of guaranteed rights
Some examples of human rights protected under International and European law
Part II (Prof. Irini Papanicolopulu)
- Fundamental aspects of international law
- the subjects of international law
- The sources of international law
- International responsibility
Detailed program
Part I (Prof. Antonello Tancredi)
- Definition
- The five basic characters of the International and European protection of human rights: novelty; equality; permanence; universality; objectivity
Human rights and general categories of international law
- Reservations to international and European human rights treaties
- Denunciation
- Peremptory norms of international law and erga omnes obligations
- Rights holders;
- The formal sources of international and European human rights law
The European proclamation of Human Rights
- The European Convention of Human Rights
- The European Social Charter
- The protection of human rights in the European Union
Rights’ Guarantees
- Direct applicability
- The principle of subsidiarity: restrictions to protected rights (absolute and non-absolute rights; national margin of appreciation etc.) and derogations
The effectiveness of guaranteed rights
- Evolutionary interpretation
- Autonomous concepts
- Positive obligations
- The horizontal effect
Some examples of human rights protected under International and European law
- The Right to Life
- The prohibition of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment
- The obligation of non-refoulement
- Non-absolute rights (right to respect for private and family life; freedom of thought, conscience and religion; freedom of expression; freedom of assembly and association);
- Prohibition of collective expulsions of aliens.
Part II (Prof. Irini Papanicolopulu)
- Fundamental aspects of international law
- the subjects of international law
a. States
b. international organizations
c. other subjects
- The sources of international law
a. Treaties;
b. Custom;
c. General principles
d. Other sources
- International responsibility;
a. notion and codification of secondary rules
b. the subjective element
c. the objective element
d. circumstances excluding wrongfulness
e. consequences
f. the notion of injured state
Prerequisites
None
Teaching methods
Subject to emergency measures due to covid-19, classes will be front classes in presence.
Assessment methods
The exam is oral, without partial exams. To evaluate the exam the following factors are taken into account: knowledge of the matter; coherence and completeness of the exposition; correct use of legal terminology; capacity to express oneself in a understandable and synthetic way.
Textbooks and Reading Materials
Part I: Rhona Smith, International Human Rights Law, 9th edition, Oxford Univ. Press, 2019, chapters Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 13, 17
Part II: Vaughan Lowe, International Law, Oxford University Press, 2007, chapters Nos. 1, 2, 3 (only sections 3.9 and 3.10), 4
