Discussion of the “European approach to human rights.”

Introduction to international protection of human rights in Europe.

OSCE, COE and human rights.

How and why are international regimes of human rights protection established?

Comparison of the COE “continental system” of human rights’ protection with other continents (the Americas, Africa, Asia).

Overview of the European Convention on Human Rights and its protection mechanism (European Court of Human Rights).

New developments and problems of the COE system.

Readings:

• THOMAS Daniel C. (1999). “The Helsinki Accords and political change in Eastern Europe.” In: RISSE Thomas et al. (eds)? The Power of Human Rights. International Norms and Domestic Change. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, pp. 205-233. (29 pages)
• MADSEN, Mikael Rask (2016). “The challenging authority of the European Court of Human Rights: from Cold War legal diplomacy to the Brighton Declaration and backlash”. Law & Contemporary Problems, Vol. 79, pp. 141–178 (https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4770&context=lcp). (38 pages) 
  

Total: 67 pages.

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