NỘI DUNG MÔN HỌC/ COURSE SYLLABUS
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Mã/Course code |
CAL 6003 |
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Tên/ Course title |
Cơ chế quốc tế bảo vệ và thúc đẩy quyền con người
International Mechanism for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights |
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Số tín chi/# of credits |
3 credits |
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Số thời gian lên lớp / Lecturing hours |
10 teaching sessions @ 3 hours = 30 teaching hours 4 seminar sessions @ 3 hours= 12 seminar hours |
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Time |
15-19/7: Mike Hayes 23-27/7: La Khanh Tung & Vu Cong Giao |
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Tên giảng viên dự kiến Name of course instructors/lecturers |
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Language conduct |
English with Vietnamese translation assistance |
- Mục tiêu đào tạo/ Course objective
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Môn học nhằm giúp học viên:
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The course aims to:
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- Nội dung tóm tắt/ Course content
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Môn học nhằm giúp học viên:
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The course aims to:
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- Criteria for Evaluation and Exam
One paper (of 1500 words recommended in English) 20 %
Class Participation 15 %
Group Assignment/Presentation(in class and in the seminar) 15 %
Final exam 50 %.
Seminar and Group assignment:
Students will be formed into group and assigned to present the analysis and arguments on some papers given to present at the seminar according to the seminar topics.
- Lịch học/Course Schedule:
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Name of lecture |
Lecturers |
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16/7 Tue 9:12:00 |
Lecture 1: The UN and Human Rights: general Historical context of the UN Charter. Human rights in the UN Charter Post-Charter refinement of human rights in the UN: the split of the covenants and the evolving role of the UN Giới thiệu Liên hợp quốc và quyền con người Khái lược về mục tiêu và những hoạt động của Liên hợp quốc trong lĩnh vực quyền con người: |
Mike |
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16/7 Tue 14:00-17:00 |
Lecture 2: The UPR Process compared to State Reports Human Rights Council and the UPR State party reports
Các cơ quan nhân quyền Liên hợp quốc, cơ chế đặc biệt |
Mike |
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17/7 Wed 14:00-17:00 |
Lecture 3: UN’s mechanism for protection and promotion of Human Rights
Khái quát về cơ chế bảo vệ và thúc đẩy quyền con người của Liên hợp quốc |
Mike |
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18/7 Thu 14:00-17:00 |
Lecture 4: Human Rights in the Broader UN:
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Mike |
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19/7 Fri 14:00-17:00 |
Lecture 5 Human Rights Council and Special procedures
Recap of charter-based mechanisms
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Mike |
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23/7 Tue 14:00-17:00 |
Lecture 6: Treaty-based Protection Mechanisms 1.
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Vu Cong Giao
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24/7 Wed 14:00-17:00 |
Lecture 7: Treaty-based Protection Mechanisms 2: State Party Reports and individual Complaints
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Vu Cong Giao
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25/7 Thu 14:00-17:00 |
Lecture 8: UN Human Rights Individual Communication (Compliant) Procedures (continued): Case Studies Standard setting and case studies of complaints procedures McLawrence v. Jamaica, 1997 Kennedy v. Trinidad and Tobago, 2002 Toonan v. Australia, 1994 Lovelace v. Canada 1981 Ballantyne v. Canada, 1999. |
Vu Cong Giao
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26/7 Fri 9:00 – 12:00 |
Lecture 9: International Criminal Court
UNSC membership and veto and a possible World Court of Human Rights
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Vu Cong Giao
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26/7 Fri
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Seminar: 1 UN’s development and effectiveness Examination of specific current event cases
Hiệu lực thực tế và xu hướng phát triển của cơ chế của Liên hợp quốc về quyền con người (2) Seminar 2 : Wrap up and comments on student/group assignment
Class exercises:
Advising on a protection mechanism Assessing and individual Complaint Assessing International Crimes |
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- Syllabus
Lecture 1: The United Nations and Human Rights
- Nature and context of the UN Charter
- Human rights in the Charter (Arts. 1(3), 55 & 56)
- The limitation of Article 2 (7)
- The Commission on Human Rights
- The Sub-commission on Human Rights
Required Reading [40p]:
- Oscar Schachter. United Nations Law. American Journal of International Law, vol. 88, p.1, 1999. [23p]
- Vincent Chetail, “The Human Rights Council and the Challenges of the United Nations System on Human Rights: Towards a Cultural Revolution?”, pp. 193-210 only [17p]
Suggested Reading:
- Stephen C. Schlesinger. Act of Creation: The Founding of the United Nations. Boulder, Colorado, USA: Westview Press, 2003.
- Mary Ann Glendon. A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Random House, 2001.
- Philip Alston. Appraising the United Nations Human Rights Regime, OxfordUniversity Press, 1996.
Supplementary readings:
- United Nations :Universal Human Rights Instruments, tại http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/index.htm#instruments [1]
- Khoa Luật,. QUYỀN CON NGƯỜI TẬP TÀI LIỆU CHUYÊN ĐỀ CỦA LIÊN HỢP QUỐC. Nhà Xuất Bản Công An Nhân Dân (Fact Sheets translated into Vietnamese) ĐHQGHN ©2010
- United Nations, Human Rights Mechanism, Fact Sheet No.1, Geneva, 1987.
Lecture 2: The Human Rights Council
- From Commission to Council
- The Universal Periodic Review
- The Advisory Committee
- The 1503 Complaint Procedure
Required Reading [42p]:
- Henry Steiner, Philip Alston & Ryan Goodman. International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals. OxfordUniversity Press, 3rd Ed., 2008. P. 746-764. [18p]
- United Nations Factsheet: Work and Structure of the Human Rights Council (2007) [2p]
- Nan Yeboah, The Establishment of the Human Rights Council. Centre for UN Reform, 2009 [18p]
- Marianne Lilliebjerg. “The Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council: An NGO Perspective.” Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, vo. 26, p. 311, 2008. [4p]
Suggested Reading:
- Philip Alston. Reconceiving The UN Human Rights Regime: Challenges Confronting The New UN Human Rights Council [39p]
Lecture 3: The Frontline of Human Rights in the United Nations
- The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- The Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees
- The Secretary General of the UN
- Special Procedures (rapporteurs, experts & working groups)
- ECOSOC Commissions and Forums
- ECOSOC and NGOs
- Specialized Agencies
Reading [55p]:
- Manfred Nowak, Introduction to the International Human Rights Regime, The RWI Library, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Lieden, 2003. P. 110-116, 119-123, 131-38 [20p]
- Henry Steiner, Philip Alston & Ryan Goodman. International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals.OxfordUniversity Press, 3rd Ed., 2008. P. 765-790, 824-834. [35p]
Suggested Reading:
- Manfred Nowak, Introduction to the International Human Rights Regime, The RWI Library, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Lieden, 2003. P. 139-156.
- Lucia Nader. “The Role of NGOs in the UN Human Rights Council.” In International Journal on Human Rights, vol. 7, no. 7, 2007.
- Subedi, Wheatley, Mukherjee & Ngane. “The Role of the Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council in the Development and Promotion of International Human Rights Norms.” In International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 155-161, feb/2011.
Lecture 4: The Primary UN Organs and Human Rights
- The General Assembly
- The Security Council
- The International Court of Justice
- The Trusteeship Council
Reading [33p]:
- Manfred Nowak, Introduction to the International Human Rights Regime, The RWI Library, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Lieden, 2003. P. 124-130. [6p]
- Henry Steiner, Philip Alston & Ryan Goodman. International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals.OxfordUniversity Press, 3rd Ed., 2008. P. 835-843. [8p]
- Christopher J. LeMon & Rachel S. Taylor. “Security Council Action in the Name of Human Rights: From Rhodesia to the Congo.” U.C. Davis Journal of International Law & Policy, vol. 10, no. 2, spring/2004. P. 197-208 only. [12p]
- John R. Crook, “The International Court of Justice and Human Rights,” Northwestern University Journal of International Human Rights, v. 1, n. 2, 2004. [7p]
Lecture 5: The Future of Human Rights in the United Nations
- Review of the Charter-based Mechanisms: What have We Learned and Where are the Weaknesses?
- Security Council Reform: The Permanent Five and the ‘Veto’
- Toward a World Court of Human Rights?
Reading [63p]:
- Martin Scheinin, Towards a World Court of Human Rights. June 2009 [63p]
Lecture 6: Introduction to treaty based bodies
International Service for Human Rights.“A Simple Guide to the Treaty Bodies.”Geneva: ISHR, n.d.
OHCHR. The United Nations Human Rights Treaty System: An introduction to the core human rights treaties and the treaty bodies. Fact Sheet No. 30. 23-46.
United Nations: Common Comments and Recommendations adopted by Human Rights Treaties, http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/Pages/HumanRightsBodies.aspx [2]
Lecture 7: State party Reports
J. Connors. 2000. “An Analysis and Evaluation of the System of State Reporting.” Anne F. Bayefsky. Ed. The UN Human Rights Treaty System in the 21Century.The Hague: Kluwer International, 2000.
B.G. Ramcharan, 2000. “Follow-Up of Treaty Body Conclusions by the Treaty Bodies and the UN Mechanisms Beyond” Anne F. Bayefsky. Ed. The UN Human Rights Treaty System in the 21Century.The Hague: Kluwer International, 2000.
Lecture 8: Individual Complaints
- Byrnes, 2000. “An Effective Complaints Procedure in the Context of International Human Rights Law.” Anne F. Bayefsky. Ed. The UN Human Rights Treaty System in the 21Century.The Hague: Kluwer International, 2000.
- Sarah Joseph. 2006. “United Nations Human Rights Committee: Recent Cases.” Human Rights Law Review 6:2 (2006), 361^377
The following case summaries are in:
Sepulveda, Magdalena, et al, Universal and regional human rights protection : cases and commentaries, University for Peace, Costa Rica, 2004.
Toonen v. Australia. Sepulveda. 320-322.
McLawrence v. Jamaica, 1997. Sepulveda 28-29.
Kennedy v. Trinidad and Tobago, 2002.Sepulveda 30
Ballantyne v. Canada, 1999. Sepulveda475.
Lecture 9: The International Criminal Court
William A. Schabas. “Creation of the Court,” “Crimes Prosecuted by the Court,” “Jurisdiction and Admissibility.” An Introduction to the International Criminal Court.Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2001.
Lecture 10 : Wrap up and comments on student/group assignment
