HUMR4110 – International Human Rights Law: Institutions and Procedures
Course description
Course content
The legal protection of human rights on the international level is a concept that has developed largely since the end of World War II. The United Nations and regional organisations, most notably the Council of Europe, have taken the lead in ensuring respect for human rights through international legal and political mechanisms. This course focuses on the institutions, treaties and practices of these intergovernmental organisations, in addition to international criminal tribunals, providing a perspective of both the normative standards defining international human rights and the means by which they are monitored and implemented..
Learning outcome
A good understanding of universal and regional procedures, mechanisms, and institutions in the monitoring of compliance with human rights on the basis of required readings and lectures. A general understanding of the content of selected rights contained within the main international human rights conventions.
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams
they wish to sign up for by registering a study plan in StudentWeb.
You may register for this course if you have admission to a Master's programme at UiO, or the Law faculty's exchange-programme. All applicants must fill the formal prerequisites.
Priority is given to students on the Master of Philosophy programme in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with JUR1710 – International Human Rights Law: Institutions and Procedures (BA)
- 10 credits overlap with JUR5710 – International Human Rights Law: Institutions and Procedures (discontinued)
- 5 credits overlap with JUR1700 – Internasjonale menneskerettigheter (discontinued)
- 5 credits overlap with JUR5700 – Internasjonale menneskerettigheter (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with VALINTHUM – Introduction to Human Rights Law (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with PILINTHUM – Introduction to Human Rights Law (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUTINTHUM – Introduction to Human Rights Law (discontinued)
- 5 credits overlap with JUR5701 – Internasjonale menneskerettigheter (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUS5710 – International Human Rights Law: Institutions and Procedures
Teaching
Lectures/seminars, assignments.
Examination
4 hour written examination.
Examination support material
Auxiliary materials allowed during examinations for courses taught in English.
Language of examination
Students may answer the examination question in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish pursuant to Regulations governing studies and examinations at the University of Oslo.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Withdrawal from an examination
A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam. A study programme may have rules that further limit the number of times a student may re-take this exam. In such instances the rules of the study programme will have priority.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Please se Detailed regulations for the Faculty of Law, Chapter 3 regarding application, responsibilities and special measures.
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.
Other
This subject (10 ECTS credits) is taught at Master 's level. The subject is also taught as a 15 ECTS credits course at Master's level, please please see JUR5710 – International Human Rights Law: Institutions and Procedures (discontinued). The subject is also taught at Bachelor's level, please see JUR1710 – International Human Rights Law: Institutions and Procedures (BA)(10 ECTS credits). Please see the chapter above, regarding overlap. For instances of overlap, credits will be deducted on the subject at Bachelors's level.