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Human Rights (Seminar)

Inhalt: This course focuses on the overview of the protection of human rights within the legal system of Germany and the European Union. After a brief analysis of the history of human rights protection in the EU and Germany, the course will focus on the interaction of the EU law in this field with national legal systems (i.e. Germany) and the European Convention on Human Rights. In this context, as well as substantively, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights will be discussed. Furthermore, we will analyze the status of the individual in the European Union, in particular the institution of the EU citizenship and third-country nationals residing in the EU, as well as scope of their rights. Analysis will be based on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice and also on the cases of the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) as a national court. The second part of the course will be devoted to activities undertaken by Germany in order to promote human rights' protection. The doctrines of general constitutional rights and namely different protection functions are dealt with, as well as single constitutional rights and their coverage through the constitutional complaint procedure at the BVerfG. The special emphasis will be put on the scope and impact of specific human rights relevant for the economy as profession, property, residence etc.

Masterprogramm Arts & Sciences: Public Economics, Law and Politics - Grundlagenbereich - Human Rights