F2188400 International Human Rights Law

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Law Law Day Course

Lecture Code F2188400 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name International Human Rights Law

Subject Name
（Katakana）インターナショナル　ヒューマン　ライツ　ロウ

Subject Name in
English International Human Rights Law

Instructor MOUSOURAKIS GEORGE,YOSHINAKA NOBUHITO

Instructor
(Katakana) ムスラキス　ジョージ,ヨシナカ　ノブヒト

Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Fri5-8：Higashi-Senda Meeting Rm 3-1

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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The teaching of the course will take the form of formal lecturing and class discussions. Study guides will be provided for each lecture every week. These are designed to assist students to understand the material being lectured on. The instructor will also use video materials and power point slides to aid students in the learning process.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Law

Eligible Students All undergraduate students.

Keywords Law, human rights, legal theory, international law

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course will provide an introduction to human rights philosophy, principles, instruments and institutions and familiarize students with current issues and debates in the field. The course will also explore some aspects of the diverse and increasingly complex body of international law of human rights, analyze the ways in which allegations of human rights violations are dealt with in national and international courts and examine the impact of human rights discourse on international politics and relations.

Class Schedule lesson1: Introduction to International Human Rights Law.
lesson2: Defining Human Rights; Origins and Historical Development of Human Rights; Philosophical and Political Foundations of Human Rights.
lesson3: Turing Points in the History of Human Rights; The Anti-Slavery Movement; The Struggle for Female Equality; The Rights of Workers; The Rights of Minorities.
lesson4: Human Rights as Positive Law; Human Rights as Moral Standards; Human Rights as Political Language; Individual Rights and Collective Rights; The Universality of Human Rights; Human Rights and Cultural Relativism.
lesson5: Rights and Duties; Negative or Liberty and Positive or Welfare Rights; The Interdependence and Indivisibility of Rights.
lesson6: Core Rights; Integrity Rights; Freedom Rights; Political Rights; Social and Economic Rights; Equality and Non-Discrimination Rights; Permissible Limitations on Rights.
lesson7: Human Rights in Traditional International Law; Early Human Rights Treaties; Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict.
lesson8: The Birth of the Contemporary Human Rights Regime; The UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; The United Nations Human Rights System.
lesson9: The International Bill of Human Rights; The Right of Self-Determination of Peoples; The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
lesson10: First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty.
lesson11: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; Convention on the Rights of the Child.
lesson12: Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Unhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; International Convention for the Protection of All Persons From Enforced Disappearance.
lesson13: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities; International Implementation of Human Rights: The UN Human Rights Machinery.
lesson14: Regional Human Rights Systems; The European Convention of Human Rights; The Inter-American Human Rights System; The African Human Rights System; Human Rights in Asia and the Islamic World; Regional Implementation of Human Rights.
lesson15: Presentation of the research carried out by students and in-class test.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. There is no set textbook for this course. Reading materials will be provided. Reference books and other sources will be included in the handouts delivered to the students.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review The instructor will expect students to have covered the prescribed reading by the end of the course. Students are encouraged to read more widely if they get interested in a topic or if they find the material difficult and want to start with a more basic introduction.

Requirements Competence in English is required.

Grading Method Assessment for this course will be based on class attendance, a written research report, presentation of research in class and an in-class test.
Class attendance: 20%
Written research report (2000 words): 30%
Presentation of research in class: 20%
In-class test: 30%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Law Law Day Course
Lecture Code	F2188400	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	International Human Rights Law
Subject Name （Katakana）	インターナショナル　ヒューマン　ライツ　ロウ
Subject Name in English	International Human Rights Law
Instructor	MOUSOURAKIS GEORGE,YOSHINAKA NOBUHITO
Instructor (Katakana)	ムスラキス　ジョージ,ヨシナカ　ノブヒト
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Fri5-8：Higashi-Senda Meeting Rm 3-1
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
The teaching of the course will take the form of formal lecturing and class discussions. Study guides will be provided for each lecture every week. These are designed to assist students to understand the material being lectured on. The instructor will also use video materials and power point slides to aid students in the learning process.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Law
Eligible Students	All undergraduate students.
Keywords	Law, human rights, legal theory, international law
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course will provide an introduction to human rights philosophy, principles, instruments and institutions and familiarize students with current issues and debates in the field. The course will also explore some aspects of the diverse and increasingly complex body of international law of human rights, analyze the ways in which allegations of human rights violations are dealt with in national and international courts and examine the impact of human rights discourse on international politics and relations.
Class Schedule	lesson1: Introduction to International Human Rights Law. lesson2: Defining Human Rights; Origins and Historical Development of Human Rights; Philosophical and Political Foundations of Human Rights. lesson3: Turing Points in the History of Human Rights; The Anti-Slavery Movement; The Struggle for Female Equality; The Rights of Workers; The Rights of Minorities. lesson4: Human Rights as Positive Law; Human Rights as Moral Standards; Human Rights as Political Language; Individual Rights and Collective Rights; The Universality of Human Rights; Human Rights and Cultural Relativism. lesson5: Rights and Duties; Negative or Liberty and Positive or Welfare Rights; The Interdependence and Indivisibility of Rights. lesson6: Core Rights; Integrity Rights; Freedom Rights; Political Rights; Social and Economic Rights; Equality and Non-Discrimination Rights; Permissible Limitations on Rights. lesson7: Human Rights in Traditional International Law; Early Human Rights Treaties; Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict. lesson8: The Birth of the Contemporary Human Rights Regime; The UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; The United Nations Human Rights System. lesson9: The International Bill of Human Rights; The Right of Self-Determination of Peoples; The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. lesson10: First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty. lesson11: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; Convention on the Rights of the Child. lesson12: Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Unhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; International Convention for the Protection of All Persons From Enforced Disappearance. lesson13: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities; International Implementation of Human Rights: The UN Human Rights Machinery. lesson14: Regional Human Rights Systems; The European Convention of Human Rights; The Inter-American Human Rights System; The African Human Rights System; Human Rights in Asia and the Islamic World; Regional Implementation of Human Rights. lesson15: Presentation of the research carried out by students and in-class test.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	There is no set textbook for this course. Reading materials will be provided. Reference books and other sources will be included in the handouts delivered to the students.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	The instructor will expect students to have covered the prescribed reading by the end of the course. Students are encouraged to read more widely if they get interested in a topic or if they find the material difficult and want to start with a more basic introduction.
Requirements	Competence in English is required.
Grading Method	Assessment for this course will be based on class attendance, a written research report, presentation of research in class and an in-class test. Class attendance: 20% Written research report (2000 words): 30% Presentation of research in class: 20% In-class test: 30%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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