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SoSe 23: Human Rights: Law, Politics, History

Helmut Aust

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Course content

In this course, the topic of human rights will be explored from a legal perspective, but with a

view to discussing the salience of current political debates about human rights and against the background of the historical development of this field of international law. Prior knowledge of the basics of public international law are welcome, but not absolute requirement for participation. The class will require reading preparatory materials for each session and will encourage active participation in the form of short presentations. Readings will be announced and distributed through the Blackboard learning website.

For inquiries, please contact Kerstin Oelstrom at secretariat.aust@rewiss.fu-berlin.de or myself at helmut.aust@fu-berlin.de.

Date	Topic
17 April	Introductory session
24 April	Basic features of the protection of human rights in the international legal system I: Historical development and UN level
8 May	Basic features of the protection of human rights in the international legal system II: The European regional level
15 May	Critical perspectives on human rights
22 May	Extraterritorial application of human rights
5 June	Climate change litigation before human rights courts and treaty bodies
12 June	Human rights in the digital sphere
19 June	Decolonization and human rights
26 June	Indigenous peoples and human rights
3 July	Human rights in the urban age: The role of cities and local governments
10 July	Guest lecture: The Relevance of the African Human Rights System in the Urban Age Professor Marius Pieterse, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
17 July	Wrap-up session

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