(in Polish) System strasburski ochrony praw człowieka 2200-5PM-14
1. The origin and basics of the European system of protection of human rights
a. The Council of Europe and its objectives
b. international conventions and European agreements as a source of obligations to protect human rights
c. resolutions of the Council of Europe bodies on specific aspects of human rights protection
d. The Commissioner for Human Rights – his role and functions.
2. The system of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
a. the European Convention and its Protocols – their relations
b. the catalogue of rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Convention and Protocols
c. the special nature of Protocol 12
d. the system of controlling compliance with obligations:
i. types of complaints and the question of their admissibility,
ii. bodies involved in the control process until 1998
iii. bodies involved in the control process since 1998
3. The European Court of Human Rights
• composition
• competence
• procedure
4. Other important European Conventions in the field of human rights protection
a. The European Social Charter, 1961 and its amended version,
b. The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, 1987,
c. The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, 1994.
5. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The student understands the systems of human rights protection within the Council of Europe and the European Union.
The student has ability to outline the course of proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights.
The student has ability to assess the factual circumstances in which reference should be made under a particular legal system and the factual circumstances in which to use specific remedies provided for by the systems.
Bibliography
• Konwencja o Ochronie Praw Człowieka i Podstawowych Wolności, Komentarz do artykułów 1-19 t. 1 - 2010, red. Leszek Garlicki, Warszawa wyd. BECK
• Konwencja o Ochronie Praw Człowieka i Podstawowych Wolności, Komentarz do artykułów 19-59 t.2 w - 2011,, red. Leszek Garlicki, Warszawa wyd. BECK
• M. Nowicki: Wokół Konwencji Europejskiej, Wyd. Zakamycze, 2000.
• M. Nowicki: Europejska Konwencja Praw Człowieka, Wyd. Zakamycze, 2004.
• B. Banaszak, A. Bisztyga, K. Complak, M. Jabłoński, R. Wieruszewski, K. Wójtowicz: System ochrony praw człowieka, Wyd. Zakamycze, (wyd.2) 2005.
• B. Rainey, E. Wick, C. Ovey, The European Convention on Human Rights, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780199655083.
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