Human Rights

Program content

Sources of human rights, hierarchy of legal acts. Human rights in the system of the UN, the Council of Europe, and the European Union. The constitutional catalog of human freedoms, rights and obligations.

Right to equal treatment and non-discrimination. The right to life and the right to decide about your personal life. Law and gender - the situation of women in international and national terms. Rights of persons with disabilities in the light of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Children's rights in international and national terms.

Knowledge

The student knows the sources of law, the principles of their creation and basic jurisprudence concepts, in particular the hierarchy of sources of law, including acts of international and EU law, the legislative procedure and the rules of their validity.

The graduate knowledge of the history of human rights and the most important legal sources (international and domestic) of human rights.

The graduate has in-depth knowledge of the catalog of human rights and freedoms, guiding principles of the status of an individual, European and international bodies for the protection of human rights and measures for their protection.

It recognizes cases of direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, incitement to discrimination, multiple discrimination, discrimination by association and hate speech.

Has in-depth knowledge of restrictions on freedom and constitutional rights.

Skills

The graduate student is able to find interesting international agreements on human rights and apply the appropriate law to protect them.

The graduate can diagnose cases of human rights violations, including discrimination, indicate their legal basis and propose the application of appropriate legal measures to protect them.

The graduate can diagnose the needs of groups exposed to discrimination, in particular people with disabilities, women and children.

Can find and interpret the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

Social competence

The student presents a legalistic attitude.

Has respect for the law and values protected by law.

Is sensitive to all manifestations of human rights violations.

Identifies himself with the principle of equality and non-discrimination, has a deepened awareness of the existence of various social groups exposed to discrimination.