history of human rights course
This course examines the evolution of human rights from Magna Carta to contemporary issues like digital privacy and climate litigation. Tailored for public law practitioners, it connects pivotal cases, international frameworks, and doctrines to practical strategies enhancing rights-based advocacy in modern challenges.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
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What will I learn?
Discover the pivotal milestones in human rights history, from ancient origins through Enlightenment ideas, revolutions, and 20th-century global treaties. Delve into regional mechanisms, landmark judicial decisions, and developing legal principles. Apply these insights to pressing contemporary issues such as surveillance, climate-related lawsuits, migration crises, and discrimination, employing robust 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.
- Construct stronger legal briefs integrating historical context, travaux préparatoires, and precedent mapping.
- Litigate emerging issues by framing privacy, climate, and migration claims effectively.
- Conduct professional research to swiftly find, cite, and organise key human rights sources.
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