Human Rights

The course helps students handle human rights adequately in order to assist, research, and decide regarding violations of such rights within the framework of international relations. The aim is to promote and strengthen harmony, stability, and peace in the world. With the teacher's guidance, students are able to adequately apply the concepts and standard framework of International Law for Human Rights, in emblematic jurisprudence of various international tribunals. Through the presentation and discussion of jurisprudence, as well as the presentation and defense of resolved final cases, students develop not only their oral argumentative abilities, but also the skills necessary to maintain and defend their viewpoints, based on what they learned in the course. Furthermore, through the analysis of the final case, students apply the skill set learned throughout the course in a comprehensive manner, specifically to a violation of human rights on the international stage in this case. Likewise, through the systematizing video on resolving final cases, students practice novel and creative ways to communicate the results of their group discussions and decisions, whether to their same group, the University, or the general public. This course enables students not only to develop a necessary sensitivity to the main challenges for the effective fulfillment of Human Rights, but also the required skills to apply them to complex cases on an international setting. Hence, the foundational importance of a comprehensive training of professionals in International Relations.