SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentJunior Class A, Department of Law Junior Class B, Department of Law Junior Class C, Department of Law Senior Class A, Department of Law Senior Class B, Department of Law Senior Class C, Department of Law
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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