Overview
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Offerings
GENEVA-DE7-INT-2023-ONGOING
Requisites
Prerequisite
Exclusion
Enrolment rules
Concurrent enrolment is permissible with LLB358 or LAW258
Successful completion of all Part 1 unit in the LLB
Other learning activities
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Learning activities
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Learning outcomes
1.
Understand the role of the UN and its major affiliated programmes and agencies in promoting and protecting human rights.
2.
Recognise and understand of the role of the institutions and mechanisms that make up the core international human rights system.
3.
Understand how the UN human rights mechanisms function to protect and promote human rights, including their utility and limitations.
4.
Recognise and understand of the role of NGOs and and other stakeholders in the UN human rights mechanisms.
5.
Understand how to effectively use mechanisms within the international human rights framework, in practical contexts, strategically and with legal and ethical integrity.
6.
Appreciate the political, cultural, and other dimensions that influence the promotion and protection of international human rights through international human rights organisations.
Assessments
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Additional information
Other notes:
The ST3 enrolment option for this unit is offered as part of the International Human Rights Law Program in Geneva, Switzerland. Enrolment in this program is by application. Students enrolling in the program are responsible for their own airfares, accommodation and incidental expenses during the program. Contact the School of Law for further information.