UCL & Edx Free Online Course on International Human Rights

Description:

The Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) in partnership with edX is offering a online course which aims to teach International human rights law in comparative perspective.


This course is intended to teach how the individual has been protected from both public and private power.

Course designs are aligned to make students learn examining the sources of human rights, the rights of individuals and the duties of states, and the mechanisms of protection.

Course Overview:

Length: 10 weeks course

Effort:  6-8 hours total

Subject: International Human Rights

Institution: Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) in partnership & edX.

Languages: English

Price:  Free

Certificate Available: Yes. Verified Certificate for $ 50

Session: Starts February 1, 2016 (Students can enroll now).

About Course Provider(s):

UCL is ranked first among Belgium’s French-speaking universities (QS World University Ranking). With its main campus located in Louvain-la-Neuve, next to Brussels, the university attracts every year 5,000 international students from more than 120 countries.

This online platform edX provides online courses from the world’s best universities. Through institutional partners, the xConsortium, along with other leading global members, edX presents the best of higher education online, offering opportunity to anyone who wants to achieve, thrive, and grow.

Learning Benefit(s):

After completing this course you will have knowledge of :
 

• A solid understanding of the key controversies surrounding the development of international human rights law
• How to follow the developments of human rights law using the conceptual tools you’ve acquired
• How to take part in the questions raised by the enforcement of international human rights law

Requirement(s):

No background in the study of law is required, students with little familiarity with legal concepts and legal language might have more difficulty mastering certain notions. The course is structured so that a diligent student, regardless of the student’s background, will be able to conclude the course with a satisfactory grade.

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