INT707 - INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION REGIMES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION REGIMES | INT707 | 3rd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | none | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Other: oral presentation, essay writing | |||||
| Instructor (s) | ||||||
| Course objective | This course builds on the basics of the notion of protection of populations with a focus on specialized areas and matters in the implementation. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Evolution of international rules/laws/regimes on human rights; Human security; Philosophical roots, legal and political evolution of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P); the interrelation between the Responsibility to Protect and International Criminal Court; the evolution and implementation of R2P under the United Nations; Refugee rights and their international protection; the interrelation between R2P and protection of refugees. | |||||
| References | Alston, P. and MacDonald, E. (2008) Human Rights, Intervention, and Use of Force. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Bellamy, A.J. and Luck, E. (2018) The Responsibility to Protect, From Promise to Practice. Cambridge: Polity Press.Davidson, S. (1995) Law and Political Change: Human Rights. Philadelphia: Open University Press.Glanville, L. (2002) The Responsibility to Protect Beyond Borders. Human Rights Law Review, 12(1): 1-32.Glanville, L. (2016) Does R2P Matter? Interpreting the Impact of a Norm. Cooperation and Conflict, 51(2): 184-199.Goodhart, M. (2009) Human Rights: Politics and Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Gözen Ercan, P. (2016) Debating the Future of the Responsibility to Protect: the evolution of a moral norm. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.Hehir, A. (2012) The Responsibility to Protect: Rhetoric, Reality and the Future of Humanitarian Intervention. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) (2001) | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Evolution of International Law in the area of the Protection of Human Rights |
| Week 3 | Transformation of the security understanding and the implications of the evolving human security approach on international law and politics. |
| Week 4 | The Evolution of the Responsibility to Protect: Philosophical and Legal Roots |
| Week 5 | The Transformation and Evolution of R2P under the United Nations |
| Week 6 | The Implementation of R2P under the UN ? The Security Council |
| Week 7 | The Implementation of R2P under the UN ? Human Rights Commission |
| Week 8 | Case Studies 1 and 2 |
| Week 9 | Case Studies 3 and 4 |
| Week 10 | The interrelation between the Responsibility to Protect and the ICC |
| Week 11 | Case Study 5 |
| Week 12 | Refugee rights and their international protection |
| Week 13 | The interrelation between R2P and protection of refugees |
| Week 14 | Case Study 6 |
| Week 15 | Study week |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 15 |
| Project | 1 | 35 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 36 | 36 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 70 | 70 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 157 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Defines international security, political, social and economic issues in their historical and legal aspects, with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Tells theoretical and applied knowledge of International Relations discipline in depth. | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets main international issues and developments with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 4. Uses the most suitable research methods in defining and analyzing international issues, and develops independent analyses. | X | ||||
| 5. Follows scientific literature and sources on the field of International Relations. | X | ||||
| 6. Develops strategy and policy proposals regarding international issues by relying on theoretical approaches and research. | X | ||||
| 7. Develops new approaches regarding global and regional issues from a perspective of International Relations theories. | X | ||||
| 8. In order to address issues of international relations can take responsibility as an individual or as a team member. | X | ||||
| 9. Can assess critically with an interdisciplinary approach information gathered regarding international relations. | X | ||||
| 10. Behaves in accordance with ethic values during processes of gathering information, conducting and publishing a research. | X | ||||
| 11. Effectively channels his/her views on international relations and research and analyses with public and authorities in written, oral and visually. | X | ||||
| 12. Supports social and cultural rights, acquires insight of social justice. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest