JJUB55067U European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights is entrusted with the task of
interpreting and applying the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Court's judgments are binding for more than 40 European
states and its enforcement machinery offers, undeniably, the most
effective international Human Rights protection in the world.
This course gives an introduction to the case-law of the European
Court of Human Rights. The main focus will be on the Court's
own judgments, a selection of which will be analyzed in-depth.
However, in order to fully understand the Court's practice, the
legal context of the Convention is of importance. Thus issues of
public international law and international human rights, as well as
the peculiarities of major European legal systems, will be referred
to and discussed in class. It goes without saying that, this
process greatly benefits from the contributions made by students
coming from different legal cultures.
The ultimate aim of the course is to enhance students'
understanding of the Court's legal reasoning, thereby enabling
them to conduct independent studies of the Court's
case-law.
The learning outcomes for the course are fundamental to the
understanding of the subject and therefore generally apply
to BA students. All students will be expected to
contribute positively to class-room discussions, regardless of
degree level.
Bachelor level:
-Understand the basic rights contained
in the ECHR and the role of the ECtHR in their development,
- Explain the ECtHR’s principles of interpretation and
their effect on Convention rights,
- Discuss - orally or in writing - the quality of a
judgment or a line in case law of the ECtHR on the basis of
existing case law and the general principles of
interpretation,
- Identify the legal issues involved in real or
hypothetical cases, and explain the relevance of of ECtHR
jurisprudence to them,
- Communicate and formulate her/his
knowledge and arguments professionally and linguistically correct
and in a way that is structured and coherent.
Mark Janis, Richard S Kay and Anthony Bradly, "European Human Rights Law: Text and Materials", 3d Edition (Oxford Universtity Press, 2008).
Approximately 500 pages will be assigned.
In line with the learning principles of the Faculty of Law, this course will examine general principles of law from the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights by focusing on case decisions. Occasionally, fact patterns posing specific legal problems may be used, so that students learn to recognize legal issues. Discussion in smaller working groups and presentations may be required for this purpose. Students will also be encouraged to think spontaneously and improve their articulation of legal problems in English through active oral participation in class. For this purpose, the instructor may call on students to discuss topics and the readings of the day. Attendance is therefore necessary to successfully complete the course, ensure a “pass” on the mid-term obligatory element, and prepare for the final examination.
- Category
- Hours
- Preparation
- 235
- Seminar
- 40
- Total
- 275
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 24 hoursAssigned inidivual written assignment, 1 day
BA students will be examined by written assignment. - Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
Eksamensdato: 16. - 17. december 2015
- Re-exam
Eksamensdato: 1. - 2. februar 2016
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- JJUB55067U
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- A2
- Study board
- Law
Contracting department
- Law
Course responsibles
- Jens Elo Rytter (15-57727b803b52797c3b5f868181727f4d77827f3b78823b7178)
Lecturers
Associate Professor David Jenkins