JUTWOMEN – Women?s Law and Human Rights
Course content
Note: This course will be given a new code from spring semester 2006, and you will find all relevant information JUR5910 – Women's Law and Human Rights (discontinued)
This course presents the international legal framework for women's human rights with emphasis on basic principles such as equality, non-discrimination, freedom, integrity and dignity embedded in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. In the light of this and other international and regional instruments the course deals with equality in the family and the labour market, women and children's right to health and protection against various forms of violence such as trafficking, harassment and FGM. The relationship between different human rights principles, such as gender equality, freedom of religion and protection of custom and culture is given particular attention. Rather than concentrating on the laws of one country the course provides a cross-regional approach with emphasis on country studies from Europe, Africa and Asia. With a view to problems concerning the implementation of the human rights of women in different legal, social, economic and cultural settings the course offers a contextual and grounded approach.
Learning outcome
See above regarding requirements and syllabus (detailed course information)
Admission
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Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge
Least 3 years of law studies.
Teaching
Lectures/seminars
Examination
6-hours written exam
Resit an examination
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Resitting an examination.
- There are special rules for resitting a passed examination in the master's programme in Law.
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take this exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
There are special rules for resitting a passed examination in the master's programme in Law.