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. |
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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 |
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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) |
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16 |
18 Dec |
Term oral examination: Moot court session |
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