International Human Rights - 6 crediti

The institutional part of the course will address the general framework of human rights protection in international law: (I) The origins of international human rights protection. (II) The United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Universal and regional systems of protection of human rights: specifically, the 1966 UN Covenants and the European Convention on Human Rights. Rules of customary international law. (III) Monitoring compliance with international human rights obligations. UN Charter-based and treaty-based bodies. The role of international tribunals: specifically, the European Court of Human Rights. (IV) The effects of human rights treaties in the Italian legal order.

The second part of the course will focus on the relationship between protection of fundamental human rights and the fight against organized crime. This topic will also be addressed in the context of inter-disciplinary seminars organized by Ma.Cr.O. – Inter-Disciplinary Research Centre on Mafia and other forms of Organized Crime.

Mandatory readings: Students not attending the course should prepare the exam on: C. Tomuschat, Human Rights between Idealism and Realism, 3rd edition, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2014. Consultation of the main international instruments in the field of human rights will be helpful.