EP1980 - HUMAN RIGHTS AND MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE

The course provides a basic introduction to regional human rights law, its conceptual and historical foundations, as well as the key legal instruments and institutions dedicated to protecting and promoting human rights at the regional level. Concrete case studies will be discussed in the course. Students will develop key research and presentation skills in the domain of regional human rights law that are transferable to multiple fields through the integration of theoretical methods, legal analysis, and an examination of practical case studies. Current affairs and student interests will also shape the topics to be discussed as case studies.

FORMER NAME (ALIAS): BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, defined by the UN in 2011, assign for the first time the responsibility for ensuring the protection and respect of human rights to companies, and no longer only to states.
The UN was followed by the European Commission which, in Directive 2014/95 on the Disclosure of Non-Financial Diversity Information by Some Large Companies and Groups, requires public interest companies to report on their commitment to respect human rights, prevent corruption and abuse.
This course presents theory and practice in order to assess the status of implementation of human rights protection as a consequence of corporate activities.