Summer 2011 Course Schedule

Sem:Econ,Social,Cult. Rights (LAW-861-001)
de Schutter, Eide

Meets: 08:30 AM - 10:20 AM (MTWTHF) - Room 528

Enrolled: 6 / Limit: 30

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Notices

Meets 5/31-6/17 - This class will not meet Wednesday, June 8th. A make up class will take place on Saturday, June 4th. *There are additional students enrolled that do not show on the summer course listing* Exam: The exam for this course will be a take home exam. Students will have until July 13 (three weeks) after the completion of the Academy to do the exams. All exams will be done electronically. For details please visit the Academy website

Description

The course will begin with a discussion on the place of economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights within contemporary international human rights law. It will outline the legal and historical sources of ESC rights, followed by a discussion of the duty of states to implement these rights and an analysis of the nature of state obligations for esc rights and a description of the international monitoring system for ESC rights. The course will also briefly review of the current debate on international obligations in the context of the controversial right to development. Among the substantive ESC rights, the course will address * property as an ESC right; * the right to work and the rights at work; * the right to social security and to an adequate standard of living with a special focus on the right to food; * the right to the highest attainable standard of health; * the right to education and rights in education; * cultural rights, including the right of everyone to benefit from advances in science and technology, authors’ rights and its distinction from the more general intellectual property rights, and the cultural rights; of minorities and indigenous peoples.

Textbooks and Other Materials

The textbook information on this page was provided by the instructor. Students should use this information when considering purchases from the AU Campus Store or other vendors. Students may check to determine if books are currently available for purchase online.

All reading materials for this course will be distributed by the Academy on Human Rights during Orientation on Monday, May 30 at 5 pm. For more information please visit our website: www.wcl.american.edu/hracademy

First Class Readings

The syllabus and readings for the first two classes will be posted on our website by mid May: http://www.wcl.american.edu/hracademy/courses.cfm