46818 - Fundamental Rights

Learning outcomes

This course provides a wide-ranging survey of conceptual foundations and issues in contemporary human rights. The course examines the historical and philosophical origins of human rights, their explication in the evolving series of international documents, questions of enforcement, and current debates. The course analyses the means of protection of human rights, in the national as well as in the international and European context.

This course explores major features of human rights' protection through close examination of  selected decisions of the Italian Constitutional Court, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights.

Course contents

This course provides a wide-ranging survey of conceptual foundations and issues in contemporary human rights. The course examines the historical and philosophical origins of human rights, their explication in the evolving series of international documents, questions of enforcement, and current debates. It also explores topics such as principle of equality, political and civil liberties, social rights, economic liberties, etc.

During the course students will examine national and international human rights law, with particular regard to the european context. Indeed this course explores major features of human rights' protection through close examination of  selected decisions of the Italian Constitutional Court, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights.

Readings/Bibliography

The textbook required for the preparation of the exam is:

L. Mezzetti, DIRITTI E DOVERI, Giappichelli Editore, Torino, 2013, pages 3-53; 209-629.

The study of a Constitutional Law Code is also recommended. See: L. Mezzetti, Codice dei diritti umani, Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli, 2015. 

Different programs may be agreed with the students who will attend the Course, according to their specific fields of interest.

Teaching methods

The course will be held in the form of the traditional oral lecture. Additionally, during the lesson there will be power-point presentations and the students will be given summaries and case law material. All the material will be available on AMS Campus - Alma DL (http://campus.unibo.it/).

Assessment methods

Lectures will be held in the spring term 2015/2016, therefore students may take the exam starting from May 2016.

Exams will be held orally.  During the exam students must demonstrate to master the main parts of the program.

Teaching tools

In addition to the Text book, all students will be provided with power point presentations and case law material analyzed during the lessons (see  AMS 1Campus - Alma DL (http://campus.unibo.it/)).

Office hours

See the website of Caterina Drigo