SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentJunior Class of Department of Political Science Senior Class of Department of Political Science
Course NameInternational Law of Human Rights
InstructorWENG YEN-CHING
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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Weekly Course Schedule
Week Date Topics & designated readings Memo
1 04 Sep 【Introduction】What is International Law of Human Rights? Is it effective?

-    C. McCrudden (2015) Why do national court judges refer to human rights treaties?... American Journal of International Law 109(3): 534-550.
 
2 11 Sep 【Institution】Human Rights Monitoring System of the United Nations

-    S. Egan (2020) Transforming the UN human rights treaty system: A realistic appraisal. Human Rights Quarterly 42(4): 762-789.
Rapporteur podcast
3 18 Sep 【Institution】European Human Rights Monitoring System

-    M. Rask Madsen (2021) The narrowing of the European Court of Human Rights? Legal diplomacy, situational self-restraint, and the new vision for the court. European Convention on Human Rights Law Review 2(2): 180-208.
Rapporteur podcast
4 25 Sep 【Institution】Inter-American System of Human Rights Monitoring

-    E. Ferrer Mac-Gregor (2015) Conventionality control: The new doctrine of Inter-American Court of Human Rights, AJIL Unbound 109: 93-99.

-    E. Dulitzky (2015) An alternative approach to the conventionality control doctrine, AJIL Unbound 109: 100-108.

-    A. von Bogdandy (2015) Ius constitutionale commune en America latina: Observations on transformative constitutionalism, AJIL Unbound 109: 109-114.
Rapporteur podcast
5 02 Oct 【Institution】African System of Human and Peoples’ Rights Protection

-    F. Viljoen (2018) Understanding and Overcoming Challenges in Accessing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 67: 63-98.
Rapporteur podcast
6  09 Oct 【Institution】Implementation of International Human Rights Treaties in Taiwan

-    Y.-J. Chen (2018) Localizing Human Rights Treaty Monitoring: Case Study of Taiwan as a Non-UN Member State. Wisconsin International Law Journal, 35(2): 277-325.
Rapporteur podcast
7 16 Oct Mid-Term Oral Examination - individual session  
8 23 Oct 【Jurisprudence】Subsidiarity, Allegation-Picking & Pro Homine Principle 

-    ECtHR, Hirst v. the UK (no. 2) (GC), App. 74025/01 (06/10/2005)

-    ECtHR, Strøbye and Rosenlind v. Denmark, App. 25802/18 27338/18 (02/02/2021)
Rapporteur podcast
9 30 Oct 【Jurisprudence】Ius cogens : Prohibition of Torture & Non-Refoulement Principle

-    ECtHR, Hirsi Jamaa and Others v. Italy, no. 27765/09 (23/02/2012)

-    HRCttee, Teitiota v. New Zealand, CCPR/C/127/D/2728/2016 (24/10/2019)
Rapporteur podcast
10 06 Nov 【Jurisprudence】Modern Slavery, Business & Human Rights

-    ECtHR, V.C.L. and A.N., App. 77587/12 74603/12 (16/02/2021)

-    IACtHR, The Hacienda Brasil Verde Workers v. Brazil, Ser. C no. 318 (20/10/2016)
Rapporteur podcast
11 13 Nov 【Jurisprudence】Racial Discrimination & Hate Speech

-    ICJ, Application of the (…) International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation), Judgment (2024): paras. 201-370.

-    ECtHR, Sanchez v. France (GC), App. 45581/15 (15/05/2023)
Rapporteur podcast
12 20 Nov 【Jurisprudence】Interpermeability of Civil-Political & Socio-Economic Rights 

-    ECtHR, Lacatus v. Switzerland, no. 14065/15, 19/01/2021

-    CESCR, Mohamed Ben Djazia and Naouel Bellili v. Spain, E/C.12/61/D/5/2015 (20/06/2017)
Rapporteur podcast
13 27 Nov 【Jurisprudence】Climate, Environment & Human Rights

-    ECtHR, Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland, App. 53600/20 (09/04/2024)

-    IACtHR, Indigenous Communities Members of the Lhaka Honhat Association v. Argentina, Ser. C no. 400 (06/02/2020)
Rapporteur podcast
14 04 Dec 【HR Keynote】Prof. Hélène Tigroudja (U. Aix-Marseille/NUS): International Human Rights Law: A Treatise 12:10-14:00

🚨Compulsory attendance
15 11 Dec Moot Court Procedural Session (Meetings with the instructor)  
16 18 Dec Term oral examination: Moot court session  

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

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Requirement/Grading

Assessment




  • General evaluation (30%) includes rapporteur podcast, in-class and Google Classroom participation.

  • Mid-term oral examination (35%) is evaluated based on comprehension and argumentation quality. 

  • Term oral examination (35%) is evaluated based on the team's comprehension and argumentation quality.



Nota bene: Students' language proficiency does NOT affect the evaluation of their performance during oral examinations.


Textbook & Reference

References



Designated readings as listed in the course schedule + textbooks available in NCCU library

•    P. Pustorino (2023), Introduction to international human rights law, SpringerLink, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-563-8

•    R. Pisillo Mazzeschi (2021), International Human Rights Law: Theory and Practice, SpringerLin, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77032-7

•    Bantekas & L. Oette, International human rights law and practice, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2013.

•    D. Shelton, The Oxford handbook of international human rights law, NY: Oxford University Press, 2013.


Urls about Course
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