Constitutional and International Human Rights Law
Course type
Study programme and level
Language
slovenščina
Lectures | Seminar | Tutorial | Druge oblike študija | Individual Work | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 160 | 8 |
Study programme and level | Study field | Academic year | Semester |
II. level | Law | 1 | 2 |
Course Type
Compulsory
Workload | Lectures (h/semester) | Seminar
(h/semester) |
Tutorial
(h/semester) |
Individual Work (h/semester) | ECTS |
40 | 160 | 8 |
Lecturer
prof. dr. Arne M. Mavčič
Language
English
Prerequisites
Students will benefit from prior knowledge about the basic topics of criminal law and procedure, as well as the general placement of Slovenia in the European and international legal space. They must understand concepts such as crime and its elements, guilt, penalty of criminal proceedings, the privilege against self-incrimination, etc. They must also be familiar with the basics of Slovenian constitutional order and of EU law in the broader sense of national institutions and EU institutions, principle of separation of powers, legislative process, laws, regulations, jurisdiction, understanding the concepts of primary and secondary EU law, the fundamental principles of the EU, such as supremacy and subsidiarity, the EU acts, etc.
Content (Syllabus outline)
- The constitutional provisions on human rights (HR):
- Systems of regulation.
- Types of rights.
- Historical development.
- Constitutional review (CR) of the constitutionality, systems, and models:
- Development and systems of CR.
- International Associations of authorities.
- Protection of HR:
- National protection. Formal care. Informal Protection.
- International protection. Universal Protection (UN). Regional Protection.
- Using the principles of international protection within the national protection.
- CR and its methodological characteristics:
- Features of American and European CR.
- Basics of the proceedings before the ECtHR.
- The European Convention on Human Rights as part of the Slovenian system.
- The fundamental principles of procedure before the Constitutional Court of Slovenia.
- Criteria and principles of CR in Slovenia.
- Constitutional bases for the protection of HR and fundamental freedoms:
- Typology of constitutional rights and freedoms.
- Violation of rights, redress and rehabilitation.
- The rule of law:
- Consistency of abstract legal acts.
- Binding of the administration.
- Duty to justify a specific legal act.
- Publication of laws and regulations.
- Substantive HR – individual rights:
- The basic concept of “HR”.
- Historical and philosophical development of HR.
- International grounds of HR.
- Particular HR.
- International Humanitarian Law and HR in Armed Conflict.
- International procedures for the protection of the rights of man.
- Open problems in the international HR law.
Study Literature
- Harris, D. Moeckli, S. Shah, S. Sivakumaran (eds.), International Human Rights Law, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2013.
- Bantekas, L. Oette, International Human Rights Law and Practice, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2013.
- Web page or Prof. Mavčič: concourts.net.
- Web page to the Venice Comission: venice.coe.int.
- Web page to the European Court of Human Rights: echr.coe.int/ http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/search.asp?skin=hudoc-en.
- Web page to the UNO: un.org.
- Web page to constitutions of countries of the world: http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/.
- Bulletin on Constitutional Case – Law, Secretariat of the Venice Commision (Council of europe, Strasbourg): http://www.codices.coe.int/NXT/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm.
- Reports of fundamental Rights (Fundamental Rights series), European Communities, 2004, 2005: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/fundamental-rights/files/networkcommentaryfinal_en.pdf.
Objectives and competences
The main learning objective of the course is to give an overview of constitutional and international legal foundations and principles of substantive and procedural criminal law.
Intended learning outcomes
Learning and teaching methods
Assessment
Written examination.
Lecturer’s references
Selected bibliografical units: