Mänskliga rättigheter: politik, etik och juridik, 15 hp
(Kurskod: MR2101)
Kursguide (light)
Läsåret 2013/2014
Kursansvariga lärare
Peter Johansson
peter.johansson@globalstudies.gu.se
031-786 1335
Eyassu Gayim
eyassu.gayim@globalstudies.gu.se
031-786 5320
Uppdaterad 2013-08-19
Kursbeskrivning
Innehåll
Kursen lägger en grund för masterprogrammet i mänskliga rättigheter och Erasmus Mundus
Masterprogram i mänskliga rättigheter med särskild inriktning mot politik och praktik och deras
delade angreppssätt, genom att introducera mänskliga rättigheter som ett tvärvetenskapligt
akademiskt fält. Vidare kommer den juridiska basen inom internationell rätt på vilken
människorätten vilar att grundligt genomlysas. Kursinnehållet innefattar diskussion och analys av
grundläggande internationella människorättsdokument, centrala diskurser och akademiska debatter
inom människorättsfältet, samt juridiska och politiska processer inom det internationella
människorättssystemet på såväl global (FN) som regional nivå (Europarådet etc.). En moot court
som simulerar ett rättsförfarande eller hearing på människorättsområdet kommer att genomföras där
studenterna, såväl muntligt som skriftligt, förbereder och genomför rättsligt baserad argumentation i
ett simulerat rättsfall med stöd i människorättsliga avtal och dokument. Kursen uppmuntrar bland
annat till ett kritiskt förhållningssätt kring juridikens och det juridiska tänkandets möjligheter och
begränsningar inom människorättsfältet genom att spegla det juridiska perspektivet på mänskliga
rättigheter som en del av ett bredare tvärvetenskapligt, problemorienterat och praxisbaserat fält.
Lärandemål
Kunskap och förståelse
– beskriva och kritiskt reflektera över de normer, institutioner och processer som utgör det
internationella människorättssystemet (globalt och regionalt);
– diskutera den juridiska
människorättsfältet;
metodens
roll,
möjligheter
och
begränsningar
inom
Färdighet och förmåga
– kritiskt och självständigt diskutera olika aktörers användande av juridiska, politiska och
etiska människorättsargument med hjälp av teorier och begrepp av relevans för forskning om
mänskliga rättigheter;
– analysera människorättsrelaterade rättsfall med hjälp av rättsliga instrument och juridisk
metod inbegripet lagtolkning och juridiska argumentation;
– identifiera, samla in och kritiskt granska akademiska och andra människorättskällor för
användning i såväl forskning som människorättsbaserat arbete;
Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt
– kritiskt och självständigt reflektera över konsekvenserna av egna och andras ståndpunkter
kring mänskliga rättigheter och i människorättsfrågor.
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Undervisningsformer
Undervisningen sker i form av föreläsningar och seminarier. Flera seminarieuppgifter är baserade
på arbetet i arbetsgrupper och bygger på aktivt deltagande av samtliga studenter. Målet med
föreläsningarna är att ge dig vidgade perspektiv på kursens teman, möjliggöra dialog och underlätta
inläsningen av kurslitteraturen. Målet med seminarierna är att ge dig utrymme att öva upp din
förmåga att diskutera kursens teman samt att förbereda och muntligt presentera uppgifter i grupp.
Du skall genom kurslitteraturen få fördjupad kunskap om kursens teman. Examinationerna är
utformade som ett tillfälle för dig att självständigt och i grupp samla in material och analysera olika
aspekter av empiriska fall med utgångspunkt i de mänskliga rättigheterna. De syftar också till att ge
träning i skriftlig och muntlig framställning. De aspekter som analyseras och diskuteras på kursen
presenteras nedan med föreläsningsschemat som utgångspunkt.
Litteratur och läsanvisning
Som student på masternivå förväntas du kunna ta ansvar för den egna kunskapsinhämtningen
genom att i tillägg till obligatorisk kurslitteratur också söka egna källor av relevans för de frågor
som kursen behandlar, såsom vetenskapliga artiklar, relevanta MR-dokument, policydokument,
rapporter, nyhetsrapporteringar etc. Utöver nedanstående litteratur tillkommer med andra ord eget
insamlat material för examinationsuppgifter, samt för egen fördjupning/breddning av dina
kunskaper.
Kursböcker
Nedanstående två huvudkursböcker läses parallellt med föreläsningarna eftersom de utgör en bas
för hela kursen.
Freeman, Michael (2011). Human Rights: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Polity Press. (ISBN10:
0745639666, ISBN13: 9780745639666)
Smith, Rhona K. M. (2011). Textbook on International Human Rights, Oxford University Press.
(ISBN10: 0199603340, ISBN13: 9780199603343)
Alla relevanta människorättsdokument finns fritt tillgängligt på internet. Om du vill ha en
sammanställning av internationella människorättsdokument kan boken nedan rekommenderas men
det finns andra liknande böcker. Om du köper en annan bok, var noga med att det blir just en
sammanställning av människorättsdokument (human rights documents) och inte en bok som samlar
dokument i fältet internationell rätt (international law documents), då dessa inte alltid innehåller
alla relevanta MR-dokument.
Ghandi, Sandy (2012). Blackstone’s International Human Rights Documents, 8th edition. Oxford
University Press. (ISBN10: 0199656320, ISBN13: 9780199656325)
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Bokkapitel
Böckerna nedan läses i urval. Relevanta kapitel kommer att göras tillgängliga som elektroniska
resurser eller som papperskopior.
Bantekas, Ilias & Oette, Lutz (2013). International Human Rights Law and Practice. Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge. (ISBN 978-0-521-15236-5).
De Schutter, Oliver (2010). International Human Rights Law. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge. (ISBN 978-0-521-74866-7).
Eide, Asbjorn, Krause, Catarina & Rosas, Allan eds. (2001). Economic, Social and Cultural Rights:
A Textbook, 2nd revised ed., Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague. (ISBN: 9041115951).
Gayim, Eyassu (2006). People, Minority and Indigenous: Interpretation and Application of
Concepts in the Politics of Human Rights, Helsinki: Eric Castren Institute of International
Law and Human Rights. (ISBN 952-10-3508-0).
Krause, Catarina & Scheinin, Martin (2012). International Protection of Human Rights: A
Textbook, 2nd revised ed., Åbo Academi University Institute for Human Rights, Åbo. (ISBN
978-952-12-2758-5).
Artiklar (läses i urval)
Artiklarna läses enligt anvisningarna i schemat nedan. Du har tillgång till artiklarna via Göteborgs
universitetsbiblioteks elektroniska tidskriftsresurser (www.ub.gu.se). Artiklarna läses i urval efter
eget intresse och för att inhämta teoretiska diskussioner och begrepp för examinationsuppgifterna.
Som tumregel gäller att minst två artiklar läses per undervisningstillfälle, samt alla artiklars
sammanfattningar (abstract). Se läsanvisningar i schemat nedan.
Addo, Michael K. (2010): ‘Practice of United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies in the
Reconciliation of Cultural Diversity with Universal Respect for Human Rights’, Human
Rights Quarterly, Volume 32, Issue 3, 2010, pp. 601-664.
Akhavan, Payam (2005): ‘Report on the Work of the Office of the Special Adviser of the United
Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume
28, Issue 4, 2005, pp. 1043-1070.
Alizadeh, Homayoun, (2011): ‘A Proposal for How to Realize Human Rights at the National and
Regional Level: A Three-Pillar Strategy’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 33, Number 3,
August 2011, pp. 826-855.
Anagnostou, Dia (2010): ‘Does European human rights law matter? Implementation and domestic
impact of Strasbourg Court judgments on minority-related policies’, The International
Journal of Human Rights, Volume 14, Issue 5, pp. 721-743.
Bajaj, Monisha (2011): ‘Human Rights Education: Ideology, Location, and Approaches’, Human
Rights Quarterly, Volume 33, Issue 2, 2011, pp. 481-508.
Banik, Dan (2010): ‘Support for human rights-based development: reflections on the Malawian
experience’, The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2010, pp. 3450.
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Brysk, Alison & Jimenez, Arturo (2012). ‘The Globalization of Law: Implications for the
Fulfillment of Human Rights’, Journal of Human Rights, 11:1, 4-16
Cardenas, Sonia (2006): ‘Violators’ Accounts: Hypocrisy and Human Rights Rhetoric in the
Southern Cone’, Journal of Human Rights, Volume 5, Issue 4, 2006, pp. 439-451.
Chapman, Audrey R. & Carbonetti, Benjamin (2011): ‘Human Rights Protections for Vulnerable
and Disadvantaged Groups: The Contributions of the UN Committee on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 33, Number 3, August 2011, pp. 682732.
Chase, Anthony (2012). ‘Legitimizing Human Rights: Beyond Mythical Foundations and Into
Everyday Resonances’, Journal of Human Rights, 11:4, 505-525.
Colbran, Nicola (2010): ‘Realities and challenges in realising freedom of religion or belief in
Indonesia’, The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 14, Issue 5, 2010, pp. 678704.
Dembour, Marie-Bénédicte (2010): ‘What Are Human Rights? Four Schools of Thought’, Human
Rights Quarterly, Volume 32, Issue 1, 2010, pp. 1-20.
Dominguez Redondo, Elvíra (2009): ‘The Millennium Development Goals and the human rights
based approach: reflecting on structural chasms with the United Nations system’, The
International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 29-43.
Donnelly, Jack (2007): ‘The Relative Universality of Human Rights’, Human Rights Quarterly,
Volume 29, Issue 2, 2007, pp. 281-306.
Donnelly, Jack (2008): ‘Human Rights: Both Universal and Relative (A Reply to Michael
Goodhart)’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 1, 2008, pp. 194-204.
Ebai, S. Eban (2009): ‘The right to self-determination and the anglophone Cameroon situation’, The
International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 13, Issue 5, 2009, pp. 631-653.
Erdem Türkelli, G., Vandenhole, W. & Vandenbogaerde, A., (2013). .NGO Impact on Law-making:
The Case of a Complaints Procedure under the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Journal of Human Rights
Practice, 5 (1), 1-45.
Farrior Stephanie (2009): ‘Human Rights Advocacy on Gender Issues: Challenges and
Opportunities’, Journal of Human Rights Practice, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 83-100.
Finnemore, M. & Sikkink, K. (1998).‘International Norm Dynamics and Political Change’.
International Organization, Vol. 52, No. 4, Autumn, 1998, pp. 887-917.
Gilabert, Pablo, (2010): ‘The Importance of Linkage Arguments for the Theory and Practice of
Human Rights: A Response to James Nickel’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 32, Issue 2,
2010, pp. 425-438.
Goodhart, Michael (2008): ‘Neither Relative nor Universal: A Response to Donnelly’, Human
Rights Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 1, 2008, pp. 183-193.
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Gordon, N.& Berkovitch, N.(2007). ‘Human Rights Discourse in Domestic Settings: How Does it
Emerge?’ Political Studies, Vol. 55 Issue 1, p. 243-266.
Grigolo, Michele (2010): ‘Human rights and cities: the Barcelona Office for Non-Discrimination
and its work for migrants’, The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 14, Issue 6,
pp. 896-914.
Hafner-Burton, Emilie M. (2012). International Regimes for Human Rights, Annual Review of
Political Science, Vol. 15: 265-286.
Hagan, Margaret (2010): ‘The human rights repertoire: its strategic logic, expectations and tactics’,
The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 14, Issue 4, 2010, pp. 559-583.
Heinze, Eric and Freedman, Rosa (2010): ‘Public awareness of human rights: distortions in the
mass media’, The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 14, Issue 4, 2010, pp. 491523.
Ibhawoh, Bonny (2011): ‘The Right to Development: The Politics and Polemics of Power and
Resistance’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 33, Issue 1, 2011, pp. 76-104.
Johansson Dahre, Ulf (2008): ‘The Politics of Human Rights: Indigenous Peoples and the Conflict
on Collective Human Rights’, The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 12, Issue
1, 2008, pp. 41-52.
Johansson Dahre, Ulf (2010): ‘There are no such things as universal human rights – on the
predicament of indigenous peoples, for example’, The International Journal of Human Rights,
Volume 14, Issue 5, 2010, pp. 641-657.
Kang, Susan L. (2009): ‘The Unsettled Relationship of Economic and Social Rights and the West:
A Response to Whelan and Donnelly’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 31, Issue 4, 2009,
pp. 1006-1029.
Kassimeris, Christos and Tsoumpanou, Lina (2008): ‘The Impact of the European Convention on
the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms on Turkey’s EU Candidacy’, The
International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 12, Issue 3, 2008, pp. 329–345.
Kelly, Tobias (2009): ‘The UN Committee Against Torture: Human Rights Monitoring and the
Legal Recognition of Cruelty’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 31, Issue 3, 2009, pp. 777800.
Khor, Lena (2011): ‘Human Rights and Network Power’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 33,
Issue 1, 2011, pp. 105-127.
Killander, M. (2008): ‘The African Peer Review Mechanism and Human Rights: The First Reviews
and the Way Forward’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 1, 2008, pp. 41-75.
Kindornay, S., Ron, J., & Carpenter, C., (2012). ‘Rights-Based Approaches to Development:
Implications for NGOs’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 34, Number 2, May 2012, pp.
472-506.
Kirkup, Alex and Evans, Tony (2009): ‘The Myth of Western Opposition to Economic, Social, and
Cultural Rights?: A Reply to Whelan and Donnelly’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 31,
Issue 1, 2009, pp. 221-237.
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Krasner, S.D. (1982). ‘Structural Causes and Regime Consequences: Regimes as Intervening
Variables’. International Organization, Vol. 36, No. 2, Spring, 1982.
Kumar, C. Raj (2006): ‘National Human Rights Institutions and Economic, Social, and Cultural
Rights: Toward the Institutionalization and Developmentalization of Human Rights’, Human
Rights Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 3, 2006, pp. 755-779.
Lamb, Michele (2010): ‘Loyalty and human rights: liminality and social action in a divided
society’, The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 14, Issue 6, 2010, pp. 9941012.
LeBlanc, Lawrence J., Huibregtse, Ada and Meister, Timothy (2010): ‘Compliance with the
reporting requirements of human rights conventions’, The International Journal of Human
Rights, Volume 14 Issue 5, 2010, pp. 789-807.
Linton, Suzannah (2008): ‘ASEAN States, Their Reservations to Human Rights Treaties and the
Proposed ASEAN Commission on Women and Children’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume
30, Issue 2, 2008, pp. 436-493.
Lundberg Anna (2011): ‘The Best Interests of the Child Principle in Swedish Asylum Cases: The
Marginalization of Children's Rights’, Journal of Human Rights Practice, Volume 3, Issue 1,
2011, pp. 49-70.
Lundström, Sarelin, Alessandra (2007): ‘Human Rights-Based Approaches to Development
Cooperation, HIV/AIDS, and Food Security’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 29, Issue 2,
2007, pp. 460-488.
Mégret, Frédéric (2008): ‘The Disabilities Convention: Towards a Holistic Concept of Rights’, The
International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 12, Issue 2, 2008, pp. 261–277.
Mertus, J. (2007). ‘The rejection of Human Rights Framings: The Case of LGBT Advocacy in the
US’. Human Rights Quarterly, Vol, 29, No 4, Nov 2007, p. 1036-1064.
Miller, Hannah (2010): ‘From ‘rights-based’ to ‘rights-framed’ approaches: a social constructionist
view of human rights practice’, The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 14, Issue
6, 2010, pp. 915-931.
Minkler, Lanse (2009): ‘Economic Rights and Political Decision Making’, Human Rights
Quarterly, Volume 31, Issue 2, 2009, pp. 368-393.
Minkler, Lanse and Sweeney, Shawna (2011): ‘On the Indivisibility and Interdependence of Basic
Rights in Developing Countries’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 33, Issue 2, 2011, pp.
351-396.
Muñoz, Alejandro Anaya (2009): ‘Transnational and Domestic Processes in the Definition of
Human Rights Policies in Mexico’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 31, Issue 1, 2009, 3558.
Mutua, Makau (2007): ‘Standard Setting in Human Rights: Critique and Prognosis’, Human Rights
Quarterly, Volume 29, Issue 3, 2007, pp. 547-630.
Nickel, James W. (2008): ‘Rethinking Indivisibility: Towards A Theory of Supporting Relations
between Human Rights’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 4, 2008, pp. 984-1001.
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Nickel, James W. (2010): ‘Indivisibility and Linkage Arguments: A Reply to Gilabert’, Human
Rights Quarterly, Volume 32, Issue 2, May 2010, pp. 439-446.
Paraskeva, Costas (2008): ‘Returning the Protection of Human Rights to Where They Belong, At
Home’, The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 12, Issue 3, 2008, pp. 415–448.
Pegram, Thomas (2010): ‘Diffusion Across Political Systems: The Global Spread of National
Human Rights Institutions’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 32, Issue 3, 2010, pp. 729-760.
Rana, Rajat (2007): ‘Symphony of Decolonisation: Third World and Human Rights Discourse’, The
International Journal of Human Rights. Volume 11, Issue 4, 2007, pp. 367-379.
Reidel, Laura (2010): ‘What are Cultural Rights? Protecting Groups With Individual Rights’,
Journal of Human Rights, Volume 9, Issue 1, 2010, pp. 65-80.
Smith, Anne (2006): ‘The Unique Position of National Human Rights Institutions: A Mixed
Blessing?’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 4, 2006, pp. 904-946.
Stein, Michael Ashley, & Lord, Janet E. (2010): ‘Monitoring the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities: Innovations, Lost Opportunities, and Future Potential’, Human
Rights Quarterly, Volume 32, Issue 3, 2010, pp. 689-728.
Stuttaford, Maria, Hundt, Gillian Lewando and Vostanis, Panos (2009) ‘Sites for Health Rights: the
Experiences of Homeless Families in England’, Journal of Human Rights Practice Volume 1,
Issue 2, 2009, pp. 257-276.
Subedi, Surya P. (2011): ‘Protection of Human Rights through the Mechanism of UN Special
Rapporteurs’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 33, Issue 1, 2011, pp. 201-228.
Swimelar, Safia (2008): ‘The Making of Minority Rights Norms in the Context of EU Enlargement:
The Czech Republic and the Roma’, The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 12,
Issue 4, 2008, pp. 505–527.
United Nations Development Group (2003) ‘The Human Rights Based Approach to Development
Cooperation Towards a Common Understanding Among UN Agencies’ + UN Common
Learning Package on HRBA. http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=1447
Whelan, Daniel J. and Donnelly, Jack (2007): ‘The West, Economic and Social Rights, and the
Global Human Rights Regime: Setting the Record Straight’, Human Rights Quarterly,
Volume 29, Issue 4, 2007, pp 908-949.
Whelan, Daniel J. and Donnelly, Jack (2009): ‘The Reality of Western Support for Economic and
Social Rights: A Reply to Susan L. Kang’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 31, Issue 4,
2009, pp. 1030-1054.
Whelan, Daniel J. and Donnelly, Jack (2009): ‘Yes, a Myth: A Reply to Kirkup and Evans’, Human
Rights Quarterly, Volume 31, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 239-255.
Xanthaki, Alexandra (2010): ‘Multiculturalism and International Law: Discussing Universal
Standards’, Human Rights Quarterly, Volume 32, Issue 1, 2010, pp. 21-48.
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Schema
Mån 2 september
9 – 12
Sal 419
Att studera mänskliga rättigheter – introduktion till masterprogrammet
Peter Johansson, Joakim Berndtsson, Kim Wistedt, Thord Janson, Sylva
Frisk m fl.
Upprop, presentation av masterprogrammets upplägg samt genomgång av de
olika kurserna inom programmet. Lärandemål, förväntningar och krav gås
igenom och problematiseras.
13 – 16
Expectations and critical reflection when studying at master’s level
Sal 419 & ???
Peter Johansson & Joakim Berndtsson
Brief discussion on finding and how to read and use scientific articles.
Discussion on the expectations of the level of critical thinking on the
programme. The session is done together with the students from the Erasmus
Mundus Masters Programme in Human Righs Policy and Practice.
Tis 3 september
9 – 10
Sal 419
Kursintroduktion: Mänskliga rättigheter: politik, etik och juridik, 15 hp
Peter Johansson
Genomgång av kursens upplägg. Examinationsuppgifterna på kursen
introduceras. Särskild vikt läggs vid genomgång av examinationsuppgifterna
1 och 5.
10 – 12
Mänskliga rättigheter som ett tvärvetenskapligt område
Sal 419
Peter Johansson
Denna introducerande föreläsning om MR som studiefält tar sin
utgångspunkt i kursens och programmets breda förståelse av mänskliga
rättigheter där fenomenet kan förstås utifrån tre olika, ömsesidigt
kompletterande perspektiv; politik, etik och juridik.
I tillägg till denna modell kommer föreläsning också att ta upp de tre centrala
debatterna inom människorättsområdet; universalism vs relativism,
ekonomiska, social och kulturella rättigheter vs medborgerliga och politiska
rättigheter samt individuella vs kollektiva rättigheter.
Läsanvisning
Dembour (2010); Nickel (2008); Gilabert (2010); Nickel (2010); Minkler and
Sweeney (2011); Mutua (2007); Donnelly (2007); Goodhart (2008);
Donnelly (2008); Whelan and Donnelly (2007); Kirkup and Evans (2009);
Whelan and Donnelly (2009); Addo (2010); Xanthaki (2010); Johansson
Dahre (2010); Rana (2007); Kang (2009); Whelan and Donnelly (2009); Ebai
(2009); Johansson Dahre (2008); Reidel (2010)
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Ons 4 september
14 – 17
Sal 419
The International Community and the Human Rights Systems
Eyassu Gayim
This class casts light on the nature of the contemporary community of nations
and the human rights systems developed in the post-World War II era
through inter-state cooperation, spearheaded by inter-governmental
organizations, especially the United Nations. Who are the actors in this
international system and what are the principles used to sustain it? Who
brings international human rights law into existence, and how? What are the
mandates of international organizations concerning human rights and what
kinds of human rights instruments have they adopted? Are all these
instruments legally binding? What is the relationship between the universal
human rights system and the ones used at the regional and national plane?
Are they in conflict with each other or do they complement one another? By
the end of the course the students are expected to know the answers to these
questions. In this class they will only be exposed to the basic features of this
international system.
Deeper introduction to assignment 2, 3 and 4.
Läsanvisning
See the materials posted on GUL, especially, Henkin, International Law…
chs. 1-3; Dixon, Textbook on International Law, ch. 1; Principles of
International Law Concerning Friendly Relations Among Nations (General
Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) of 1970, especially the principles of
sovereignty and self-determination of peoples). For summary of international
law of human rights by E. Gayim. For the human rights instruments adopted
by the United Nations and ratified by states consult the following site see
http://treaties.un.org/Pages/Treaties.aspx?id=4&subid=A&lang=en
Regarding the regional human rights systems consult De Schutter, ch.11;
Smith, ch. 6-10; or, Catarina Krause and Martin Scheinin, eds, International
Protection of Human Rights, pp. 481-598.
Fre 6 september
9 – 12
Sal 419
Från riktlinjer till internationell juridik
Peter Johansson
Föreläsningen ger en överblick över framväxten de mänskliga rättigheterna
med utgångspunkt i den allmänna förklaringen. Fokus ligger på utvecklingen
av de centrala människorättskonventionerna och deras innehåll.
Läsanvisning
Mertus (2007), Finnemore & Sikkink (1998), Mégret (2008); Subedi (2011);
Stein and Lord (2010); Kelly (2009); LeBlanc, Huibregtse and Meister
(2010), Akhavan (2005), Erdem Türkelli, Vandenhole, & Vandenbogaerde
(2013).
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Mån 9 september
9 – 12
Sal 419
Från internationell juridik till nationell lagstiftning
Peter Johansson
Föreläsningen behandlar hur internationell lag omvandlas till nationell
lagstiftning, samt vilka internationella övervakningssystem som finns på
plats för att tillsäkra efterlevnad av de mänskliga rättigheterna globalt.
Läsanvisning
Gordon & Berkovitch (2007), Krasner (1982), Hafner-Burton (2012), Brysk
& Jimenez (2012), Anagnostou (2010); Paraskeva (2008); Swimelar (2008);
Kassimeris and Tsoumpanou (2008); Lundberg (2011); Pegram (2010);
Linton (2008); Killander (2008); Smith (2006); Kumar (2006), Chapman &
Carbonetti (2011)
Ons 11 september
9 – 12
Sal 419
Från nationell lag till implementering
Peter Johansson
Föreläsningen ställer frågan hur nationell lag kan implementeras i olika
verksamheter inom stater, myndigheter, kommuner och/eller företag. Vad är
ett människorättsperspektiv och vad krävs för att en policy ska vara
människorättsbaserad?
Läsanvisning
Colbran (2010); Grigolo (2010); Bajaj (2011); Muñoz (2009); Minkler
(2009); Stuttaford, Hundt and Vostanis (2009); Lundström Sarelin (2007);
Banik (2010); Dominguez Redondo (2009); United Nations Development
Group (2003), Kindornay, et. al., (2012); Alizadeh (2011)
Fre 13 september
9.00
Inlämning av Examinationsuppgift 1.
Se instruktioner för Examinationsuppgift 1.
10 – 12, 13 – 15
Seminarium om FN:s kärnkonventioner (examinationsuppgift 1)
Sal 419 & 219
Peter Johansson & Eyassu Gayim
Se instruktioner för Examinationsuppgift 1.
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Mån 16 september
14 – 17
Sal 419
The discourse on rights and human rights
Eyassu Gayim
What is ‘right’ and ‘human rights’? Do human rights really exist? Are they
myth or mere social construct? If they do exist, what is the evidence and
justification (the rationale) for their existence? What is their foundation or
source? Is it positive law? If so, is that based on idea of social contract of the
governed or the political will of the ruler whoever it is? If the source is not
positive law, is it Natural Law? If so, is it the one that is derived from
religion (which religion?) culture (which one) or simply reason? Are there
other sources for human rights? What is the essence, nature or character of
these rights? Is it religious or cultural values? Political stipulations reflecting
the socio- political features of societies? Legal rules which protect the needs
and aspirations of the governed, and used even to challenge the political
actors or establishments? Who is this human person who is entitled to all the
recognized rights and freedoms? Is he/she an independent autonomous unit
or a social being? Should the validity of human rights depend on their
individualization (formulated as the rights of everyone)? Are collective or
group rights illegitimate or invalid? Should rights be always justiciable (to be
claimed before the justices of courts or tribunals) or practical to exist? For
example, can a person have a right when he/she is not given the possibility of
going to court to claim his/her rights to obtain effective remedies when
necessary? What about the terminally ill patient who is unaware of what is
going around him/her and who is kept ‘alive’ through the hospital feeding
tube for years and years? Should some of the human rights be applicable to
protect the privacy or integrity of the dead and buried? Are all human rights
universal – in the sense of being interpreted and practically applied in the
same way globally? or are they relative: to be conditioned to the dictates of
the local cultures, religions, political traditions, economic situations, etc?
You are required to take position in defense of these controversial issues,
bearing in mind the development of contemporary international law of
human rights, when you respond to the second assignment. In this class you
will only be exposed to the general discourse on the subject.
Läsanvisning
Bantekas and Oette, pp. 72-76; De Schutter, pp. 11-13; Heiner Bielefeldt,
“Philosophical and Historical Foundation of Human Rights”, in Krause and
Scheinin, eds., International Protection of Human Rights, pp. 265-299. For
the discourse on human rights consult Michael Freeman (2011) chs 1-2, 4
and 6: Jim Ife, “Cultural Relativism and Community Activism”, in
Challenges in Human Rights…, Reichert, ed., ch. 4; Alison Dundes Renteln,
International Human Rights: Universalism Versus Relativism (London: Saga
Publications, 1990) ch. 2; and Peter R. Baehr, Human Rights: Universality in
Practice, ch. 2.
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Ons 18 september
14 – 17
Sal 419
The implementation and monitoring systems of human rights
Eyassu Gayim
Who is in charge with the practical implementation of international human
rights laws and who monitors or supervises at the international level whether
this is done as required, and how? Are all the human rights and obligations
given practical effect in the same way? Before providing adequate answers to
these questions it is important to understand how the recognized rights and
obligations are formulated in the international instruments in the first place
and to appreciate the kinds of power given to the different monitoring
bodies? After all, there are rights that are intended to be realized immediately
(e.g. the freedom from slavery or torture under the covenant on civil and
political rights) and others that are expected to be realized progressively (e.g.,
the rights to health, work and social security). Some rights, e.g. those dealing
with the freedoms of expression or assembly are framed in a manner that
allows states to restrict their enjoyment (e.g., on the grounds of public
morality, public order or the rights and interests of others), while others (such
as the freedoms from torture or slavery) should not be restricted on any
ground. In other words, when the human rights performance of states is
monitored regard should be made to what was promised by the ratifying
states when accepting those obligations.
Again, it is also important to recognize that the authorities that are given to
the different monitoring bodies are not always the same. All the human rights
treaty bodies are mandated to review the reports of states to see their
compliance with the particular human rights undertakings. Some of these
treaty bodies are empowered to examine petitions from the victims of human
rights violations. In this regard they act very much like the regional or
international courts and decide on cases dealing with human rights abuses.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is given the responsibility of
coordinating the overall human rights protection and promotional activities of
the UN, including by visiting places where deserving to be seen closely (factfinding mission) or simply inspiring states to ratify human rights instruments.
The UN Human Rights Council pays attention to human rights violations in
practice and publishes a universal period review assessing the human rights
situations globally. There are also bodies, offices or experts such as the
different special rapporteurs or the working groups that are given the
mandate to deal with particular human rights issues or situations to come up
with recommendations to the bodies that have created them or appointed the
members. The office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees is
supposed to be authorized to deal with the problems facing refugees. The
General Assembly considers the human rights reports of all the monitoring
bodies and adopts recommendations to the UN and the member-states in
response to the human rights challenges.
Läsanvisning
See how the different rights and obligations are formulated e.g., article 2 of
the CCPR and CESCR, and articles 2 and 3 of CEDAW and CRC. For the
international human rights monitoring bodies consult the UN webpage
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http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/Pages/HumanRightsBodies.aspx. See
also United Nations, Human rights Indications: A Guide to Measurement and
Implementation,
2012
in
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Indicators/Pages/HRIndicatorsIndex.aspx
For the views of experts consult Martin Scheinin, “International Mechanisms
and Procedures for Monitoring”, in Krause and Scheinin, eds., International
Protection of Human Rights, pp. 657-678; De Schutter, ch.10; Bantekas and
Oette, pp. pp. 78-82 and pp. 132-134; Smith ch. 10.
Fre 20 september
14 – 17
Sal 419
The anatomy of civil and political rights: ‘absolute rights’ – life and the
protection from slavery (and slave-like treatment) and torture (and
torture-like treatment or punishment)
Eyassu Gayim
Are there human rights that are more important than others? Those who
defend this viewpoint, in one way or another, place the rights to life and the
freedoms from torture or slavery at the top of the human rights pyramid. One
of the arguments that are used in defense of this position is the fact that the
human rights instruments do not provide grounds for restricting these rights.
The obligation to respect and protect these rights, it is argued, emanate from
peremptory norms of international law. When these erga omnes obligations
are disregarded widely or seriously, the international community has a right
to be seized with the resulting situation. This is also how the principle of
universal jurisdiction is justified, i.e., the rights all states to prosecute those
that have committed international crimes (such as crimes against humanity or
genocide) if they come under their jurisdiction.
While the critics of the above school of thinking concede that the
abovementioned rights are not subject to restriction they remind their
adversaries not to forget that the broad and vague provisions of the human
rights instruments recognizing these rights have also avoided defining or
clarifying clearly or exhaustively what is to be understood by life, slavery,
torture, cruel and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. As a result,
they have left the door wide open for states to relieve themselves from
protecting these rights by interpreting and applying those vague and general
provisions bearing in mind the local socio-cultural requirements. Where do
you stand on this question? How can the right-holders be protected from the
arbitrary actions of government in the pretext of applying the local social and
cultural values? When so doing consider especially the following issues.
Does the obligation to protect life include to the fetus inside the womb of the
pregnant woman? What about the life of brain damaged person in the
hospital who is kept ’alive’ for decades through tubes? Should assisted
suicide be criminalized? Does slavery include the trafficking on women for
sexual exploitation? Do the religious-based punishments, such as the stoning
offenders or the amputation of limbs constitute cruel and inhuman
punishment? Should factors based on age, gender and health condition be
used when determining the exposure to ’cruel’, ’inhuman’ or ’degrading’
treatment and punishment? Is capital punishment reconcilable with the right
to life? What about the termination of life by police when using force to quell
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riots or to prevent an escape from detention? What are the criteria that should
be used in deciding if the actions of governments affecting the rights were
legitimate or arbitrary?
Läsanvisning
Consult De Schutter, pp. 256-262 and 278-280; Bantekas and Oette, pp. 6872, and 326-338; & Manfred Nowak, “Torture and Enforced Disappearance”
in Krause and Scheinin, eds, International Protection of Human Rights: A
Textbook, , pp. 153-187; and Mapp, ch. 3. For case law see the materials
posted on GUL, especially McCann and others v. United Kingdom;
Huohvanainen v. Finland, Erdoğan Yağiz v. Turkey and Ireland v. United
Kingdom, and Baysayeva vs. Russian Federation.
Tis 24 september
14 – 17
Sal 419
The anatomy of civil and political rights: the rights that are subject to
restriction – the rights to the freedom of expression, religion and privacy
Eyassu Gayim
The aforementioned rights are recognized as rights than can be restricted on
different grounds. What is more, what is meant by privacy, religion or
expression is not clarified in the instruments although reference is made, here
and there, to the manner or context the rights can be exercised. This has
raised many controversial questions which are left for settlement by
jurisprudence. What should be left for the privacy of the individual and when
does this become of public interest? Is the information contained in the email
of a worker who uses the computer or phone of his employer the privacy of
the former or the latter? Has You Tube the right to transfer or sale the video
information concerning your private life which is posted by you therein after
consenting to its terms and conditions? Who should decide if this or that
religion exits? the believer? the government? the UN? experts? Is religion
frozen in time? Should expressions offending religious communities be
restricted on grounds of ‘public’ security or the rights of others? What if the
offended people live in other countries? Should expressions that are
politically sensitive to the government be suppressed? What if the
information that is expressed embarrasses other governments or the big
powers? Give special attention to the latter questions since the third
assignment concerns such questions.
Läsanvisning
Bantekas and Oette, pp. 359-364; De Schutter, pp 294-364; Smith pp. 301313 and Martin Scheinin, “Article 18 ”, The Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, Gudmundur Alfredsson and Asbjorn Eide, eds (The Hague: Martinus
Nijoff Publishers, 1999), pp. 379-393. Consider also the cases posted on
GUL, Sgt. Jeff Quon v. Ontario; Jaretta Hamilton against Southland
Christian School, Orlando, Florida; Kivenmaa v. Finland; Paul R. Cohen v.
LA County Courthouse, Kohavekkinakis v. Greece and the Church of the
Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah.
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Tors 26 september
14 – 17
Sal 419
The anatomy of civil and political rights: liberty, security, movement,
marriage, family protection, association and assembly
Eyassu Gayim
According to the provisions of the human rights law these rights are
restriction. Furthermore, what is meant by ‘liberty’, ‘security’, ‘association’,
‘assembly’ and ‘family protection’ is not made very clear leaving behind
many unsettled issues? Should the liberty of the individual be subordinated
for the sake of collective security? Who should decide the kinds of marriages
that are appropriate or legitimate? Is monogamy is preferable than polygamy
or if marriages between cousin accepted or rejected? How many times can a
person get married? Should the family protection be extended to those who
adopt the way of life based on constant movement by living in caravans? Is
the web-based social networking (e.g. the Facebook format) a form of
association or assembly that should be restricted by governments on grounds
of public security? Are temporary national laws prohibiting the association or
assembly of more than seven persons violation of the religious rights to
worship or the rights a large family (of ten siblings) to live their normal way
of life – visit relatives or to attend family celebrations – e.g. birthday party?
Läsanvisning
Bantekas and Oette , pp. 338-345; Smith pp. 248-262. See further the cases
posted on GUL.
Mån 30 september
9.00
Inlämning av Examinationsuppgift 2
Se instruktioner för Examinationsuppgift 2.
9 – 12, 14 – 17
Seminar on Discourse of Human Rights (examinationsuppgift 2)
Sal 419
Eyassu Gayim
Se instruktioner för examinationsuppgift 2.
Tis 1 oktober
14 – 17
Sal 419
Economic, social and cultural rights’: their character, inter-connection,
collective dimension and institutional framework
Eyassu Gayim
What is unique about these rights by comparison with civil and political
rights? There are writers and states who regard them as pre-requisite for the
full and effective enjoyment of civil and political rights, just as there are
others who argue the other way around. Where does the UN stand on this
question? Why did it adopt separate instruments for these categories of
rights? Where did the UN and the specialized agencies get the mandates to
promote economic, social and cultural rights? Can individuals enjoy their
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economic, social and cultural rights without giving adequate attention to the
collective dimensions of these rights – i.e. the economic, social and cultural
development of the different communities they belong to? If not, how can
governments balance the needs and desires of the different communities in
the country? What options do the rights holders have when governments fail
to allocate the required resources or to speed up the promotion of the rights?
Should the judicial branch (courts) be allowed to intervene in the actions or
failure to act of the executive and legislative branches when the rights are not
promoted or protected? If the three branches of government should remain
independent and avoid interfering in each other’s roles what other options do
the right holders obtain effecting remedies for failing to enjoy their rights?
Läsanvisning
See the declaration on the right to development and the declaration on social
progress and development. Consult further Martin Scheinin, “Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights as Legal Rights”, Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights: A Textbook, ch. 3; Allan Rosas and Martin Scheinin,
“Implementation Mechanisms and Remedies”, in ibid., pp. 425-453. and Lee
Swepston, “The International Labour Organization and Human Rights”, ibid,
pp. 353-371
Tor 3 oktober
14 – 17
Sal 419
The anatomy of economic, social and cultural rights and how the rights
promoted in practice
Eyassu Gayim
Identify the specific elements in the economic, social and cultural rights and
how these rights are interconnected? How do states and the different intergovernmental organizations promote these rights and what are the kinds of
challenges that are on the way in this regard? Use critical analysis when
reflecting on these issues. For example, can prostitution can be viewed as
income generating work as it is sometimes argued? Is it a form of forced
labor or slavery or degrading treatment by the one who pays for the sex? If
the protection from forced labor and the free choice is the basis for the right
to work as provided by the human rights law, are the laws requiring some
professionals in some countries (e.g. dentists or medical doctors) to serve a
year or two in the remote parts of the country before obtaining the license to
work in cities where they want legitimate or is this a form of forced labor?
What about the refusal to provide social money to these who have not
accepted the work that is available in the market place? Should cultural or
religious factors be taken into consideration when promoting the right to
work, and work-place rights. For instance should the Sikh be allowed to wear
turban when working as a policeman or as a pilot or should a Moslem woman
be allowed to cover her face when working as a receptionist? Is urging labor
unions to accept less favorable conditions work and salary in times of
recession a violation of the work-related rights?
Läsanvisning
See Silvia Staub-Bernasconi, ‘Economic and Social Rights: The Neglected
Human Rights’, in Challenges in Human Rights, Reichert ed., ch. 7; Eibe
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Riedel, “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”, in Krause and Scheinin eds,
International Protection of Human Rights: A Textbook, pp. 131-152; Smith
ch. 19; and Mapp, ch. 3.
Mån 7 oktober
14 – 17
Sal 419
Protection of vulnerable groups: refugees, migrant workers, the
disabled, the elderly, gays, lesbians and transsexuals.
Eyassu Gayim
Who is this refugee? migrant worker? the disabled? and the elderly which is
protected by international human rights law? What is unique with the kinds
of protections that are extended to each of these right holders? Which
instrument do you use to defend the rights of the eighty year old disabled
asylum seeker grandmother? Is keeping of asylum seekers in camps until
their asylum application is decided four years later a violation of human
rights?
Is there a need to adopt separate international instrument to protect
homosexuals and transsexuals or are their rights adequately protected by the
principle of non-discrimination? Who should decide the gender preference
one should have? How many times is a person entitled to change his/her
gender? Should a female who wants to change her sex to male be entitled to
preserve her biological make up to be pregnant? Do people of the same sex
have the right to engage in sexual relations with each other, to marry and
even to adopt kids? After the break, you will debate these and other questions
by forming smaller peer groups. You should therefore come to class prepared
with answers to these questions and to raise other questions.
Läsanvisning
Examine the provisions of the UN convention on the rights of persons with
disabilities, the 1951 (1967) convention on the status of refugees, the
convention on the protection of the rights of migrant workers and members
of their families and the UN principles for Older Persons. You are welcome
to deepen your study of these questions by examining Marianne Schulze,
Handbook on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Understanding
the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Handicap
International (New York: Fedex Office and Printing Services, 2010); Rasa
Sanz, Older people and human rights (London: Age UK & BIHR, 2nd ed.,
2011),
chs.
2-3,
http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/Forprofessionals/Equality-and-humanrights/Older_People_Human_Rights__Expert_series_pro.pdf?dtrk=tru; Jens
Vedsted-Hansen, “Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Migrant Workers”, Krause
and Scheinin, eds., International Protection of Human Rights: A Textbook,
331-352.
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Ons 9 oktober
14 – 17
Sal 419
The rights of persons belonging to vulnerable groups: children and
women
Eyassu Gayim
This class will focus attention exclusively on the application of human rights
to women and children. Since everyone is entitled to the recognized human
rights and fundamental freedoms, women and children are entitled to these
rights. To address the discrimination and unjust treatment which these two
groups of right holders are often exposed to numerous instruments have been
adopted to protect them from these discriminatory and abuse. Examples
include the UN declaration and convention on the elimination of all forms of
discrimination, the UN declaration and convention on the rights of the child,
and many other ILO conventions and recommendations protecting both these
right holders. However, presence of many human rights instruments
addressed to women and children does not mean that these laws have
resolved all the ambiguities that exist when the need to interpret and apply
the human rights laws comes up.
Take, for example, the question of the child. Does the right to health of the
child include protection during pregnancy (pre-natal)? Is the sixteen years
old mother of twins a woman or a minor? If it is the latter, are the decisions
to deny her the rights to vote, to obtain a driving license and to join the adult
family association arbitrary? When the doctors disclosed to her that she and
her kids are all suffering from the same hereditary disease, she developed
interest to meet her parents for the first time and asked the institution that
was responsible for her adoption to give her the information concerning her
parents. The institution refused on the grounds that this is a classified and not
her private information. Whose privacy right is at stake? When her twins
became ten and won a lottery for one million their father showed up for the
first time in nine years and asked to be united with his family. The kids were
happy but not their mother. Are the kids entitled to family protection which
involves their father?
The implementation of the human rights instruments prohibiting all forms of
discrimination against women raise many complex questions. Is it possible to
promote gender equality when in the enjoyment of human rights without
challenging the religious and cultural values and norms which sometimes
place women in subordinated position to men? According to the human rights
laws every woman has the right to take part in politics. However, there are
also religions that are opposed to this. The cultures of some traditional
societies give husbands men more power in the family than women and this
is a clear violation of the human rights principle outlawing discrimination in
the enjoyment of equal rights. Would the principle of non-discrimination be
violated if governments use affirmative actions, such as the allocation of
positions for women only, to redress for the past injustices done to women?
After the break, you will be divided into smaller groups where you will
engage in peer discussion concerning the rights of women and the child. Be
prepared to identify and debate the questions that bothers you when it comes
to the protection these two groups.
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Läsanvisning
See the convention on the rights of the child; the comments of the committee
on the rights of the child (CRC/GC/2003/5); and UN documents
CRC/C/GC/8 and CRC/C/GC/13, i.e., the General comment of the
Committee on the Rights of the Child, no. 13 (2011). See also De Schutter,
pp. 440-1: Smith, pp. 371-376; and Save the children, Protect the children: A
guide to support those working and living with children affected by violence,
2008; and Rachel Brett, “Rights of the Child”, in Krause and Scheinin, eds,
pp. 243-264. Concerning women see closely the international convention on
the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. See further
Smith, pp. 366-370: Bantekas and Oette, pp. 209-13: and Simone Cusack and
Rebecca J. Cook, “Combating Discrimination against Women”, in Krause
and Scheinin, eds, International Protection of Human Rights: A Textbook,,
pp. 211-242.
Tor 17 oktober
9.00
Inlämning av Examinationsuppgift 3
Se instruktioner för Examinationsuppgift 3.
9 – 12, 14 – 17
Rollspel - Moot Court (seminarium för examinationsuppgift 3)
Sal 419
Eyassu Gayim
Se instruktioner för Examinationsuppgift 3.
Fre 18 oktober
10 – 12
Sal 420
MR som argument, analys och konsekvens (MR + HRPP)
Peter Johansson
Diskussion om hur olika ställningstagande i MR-relaterade frågor får
konsekvenser för olika rättigheter. Vidare kommer en diskussion att föras om
hur kurslitteraturens teoretiska/analytiska diskussioner kan användas för att
genomföra och leva upp till kraven på analys i examinationsuppgift 5.
Läsanvisning
Hagan (2010); Heinze and Freedman (2010); Lamb (2010); Miller (2010);
Cardenas (2006); Khor (2011); Ibhawoh (2011); Farrior (2009)
14 – 17
Group rights: The rights of peoples
Sal 419
Eyassu Gayim
According to international human rights law, all peoples are entitled to the
rights to self-determination, as well as to economic, social and cultural
development. The word people is used herein as a code word to identify a
distinct socio-political entity. Is this people composed of any association of
individuals? a minority? A tribe? The sociological nation? Or a different
group? What is the content of the self-determination right which this people
is entitled to and what are the modalities for exercising the political
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dimension of this right? According to the UN this right is not only a human
rights but also a pre-requisite for the meaningful and effective enjoyment of
the fundamental human rights of the individuals. Consequently, it is placed in
article 1 of the two international covenants before the other individual rights
are mentioned. Demonstrate this interconnection between this group right
and the other individual rights by reference to some of the rights recognized
in both these covenants.
Läsanvisning
See the opening paragraph and articles 1(2), 73 and 76 of the UN Charter:
article 1 of the two international covenants, and the Friendly Relations
Declaration (principle 5). Pay attention also to their economic and social
rights as recognized in the UN declaration on the right to development and
the declaration on social progress and development. For issues related to
poverty and development, consult James Midgley, ‘Development, Social
Development, and Human Rights’, in Challenges in Human Rights, Reichert,
ed., ch. 5; and Freeman, ch. 8.
Tis 22 oktober
14 – 17
Sal 419
Group rights: The rights of the minorities
Eyassu Gayim
Who is the minority whose rights are recognized by international human
rights law? What are the characteristics binding its members as a group?
What is the minimum or maximum size which the group should have to be
accepted as a minority? For how long should this group exist before being
recognized? Are the members of a minority able to enjoy their human rights
effectively if the collective dimensions of their rights are appreciated? For
instance, would they be able to enjoy their rights to cultural, religious and
social rights (e.g. education) if their culture, religion and languages are not
recognized and promoted?
Läsanvisning
See art. 27 of the covenant on civil and political rights, the 2007 UN
declaration on the rights of persons belonging to national and ethnic,
religious and linguistic minorities, and the European Framework Convention
on the Protection of National Minorities. Pay special attention to the cases
posted on GUL. For the views of experts consult Smith, pp. 345-358;
Bantekas and Oette, pp. 423-435; and, De Schutter, pp 292-93, 318-319 and
pp. 326-350.
Tor 24 oktober
14 – 17
Sal 419
Group rights: The rights of indigenous peoples
Eyassu Gayim
Who is this indigenous group whose rights are recognized by international
human rights law? What are the characteristics binding its members as a
group? How small or big can they be to be? Should the determination of this
or that group as indigenous be left to the person concerned? To the group that
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person belongs to? To governments? To international organizations or
bodies? Can the members of an indigenous group enjoy their individual
human rights effectively without recognizing and promoting their group
culture, religion and language, traditional land and institutions? How does the
right to self-determination for internal purposes enable them to effectively
enjoy their human rights?
Läsanvisning
See the materials posted on GUL, including paragraph 20 of the 1993 Vienna
Declaration and programme of action, the 2007 UN declaration on the rights
of indigenous peoples, ILO Convention 169 of 1989, article 30 of the
Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the summary on indigenous rights
by E. Gayim. Consider further the importance of proclaiming the 1993
World’s Indigenous People and the First and Second Decades on Indigenous
People, the appointment of a Special Rapporteur on the human rights
situation of indigenous people and the establishment of the Forum on
Indigenous People. For the views of experts see Bantekas and Oette pp. 435450; and S. James Anaya, “The Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples”, in
Krause and Scheinin, eds., International Protection of Human Rights: A
Textbook, pp. 301-329.
Fre 1 november
10.00
Inlämning av examinationsuppgift 4 och 5
Se instruktioner för Examinationsuppgift 4 och 5.
12 – 16
Seminarium för examinationsuppgift 4 och 5
Sal 326
Peter Johansson & Eyassu Gayim
För att lära av varandras arbeten presenterar studenterna sina rapporters
slutsatser för varandra i tvärgrupper, samt diskuterar skillnader och likheter
mellan att göra en juridisk och en tvärvetenskaplig fallstudie.
16 – 17
Kursutvärdering – OBS!! Ta med inloggningsuppgifter till GUL
Sal 308
Peter Johansson & Eyassu Gayim
18 –
Social samvaro på lämplig lokal (frivillig närvaro)
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Examinationer
Kursen examineras genom fem examinationsuppgifter med skriftliga inlämningar.

Examinationsuppgift 1 fokuserar på analys av FN:s kärnkonventioner (1 hp).
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Examinationsuppgift 2 fokuserar på individuella rättigheter (2 hp).
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Examinationsuppgift 3 (moot court) fokuserar på kollektiva rättigheter (2 hp).
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Examinationsuppgift 4 är en juridisk fallstudie (5 hp).
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Examinationsuppgift 5 är en samhällsvetenskapligt orienterad aktörsanalys (5 hp).
I examinationsuppgifterna ingår seminarier för diskussion och redovisning. Vid missat eller
underkänt seminariedeltagande utgår kompletterande uppgift.
Betygsskalan omfattar betygsgraderna Underkänd (U), Godkänd (G), Väl godkänd (VG).

Examinationsuppgift 1, 2 och 3 betygsätts med betygsskalan: Underkänd och Godkänd.

Examinationsuppgift 4 och 5 betygsätts med betygsskalan: Underkänd, Godkänd och Väl
Godkänd.
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För att få betyget Godkänd på hel kurs krävs minst betyget Godkänd på alla
examinationsuppgifter.
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För att få betyget Väl Godkänd på hel kurs krävs betyget Godkänd på examinationsuppgift
1-3 samt betyget Väl Godkänd på examinationsuppgifterna 4 och 5.
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