history of human rights course
This course explores the evolution of human rights from Magna Carta to contemporary issues like digital privacy and climate litigation. Tailored for public law professionals, it connects landmark cases, global frameworks, and doctrines to practical strategies for robust rights-based advocacy, spanning ancient origins to modern UN treaties and regional systems.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
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What will I learn?
Discover the history of human rights from ancient foundations through Enlightenment ideas, revolutions, and 20th-century global developments to UN treaties. Delve into regional mechanisms, pivotal court decisions, and doctrinal shifts, then learn to tackle modern dilemmas such as surveillance, climate disputes, migration, and discrimination using targeted research techniques and case-driven methods for persuasive legal arguments.
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Develop skills
- Master rights doctrines by applying civil, political, and social rights in public law contexts.
- Utilise comparative case law from ECHR, Inter-American, and African systems effectively.
- Build stronger legal briefs by integrating historical context, travaux préparatoires, and precedent mapping.
- Litigate emerging issues by framing privacy, climate, and migration claims for courts.
- Conduct professional research by quickly finding, citing, and organising key human rights sources.
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