Women's Rights Protection: a Pathway to International and European Mechanisms Against Discrimination
Week | Contents | Teaching / learning activities |
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1 |
Fundamentals of International systems of protection of human rights. Fundamentals of equality and non-discrimination. History and evolution of women’s rights and its international protection. UN Instruments and mechanism of protection of women’s rights |
Case study Debates Proposal of Positive Actions |
2 |
UN Instruments and mechanism against racism UN Instruments and mechanism of protection of people with disabilities. European Organisations: Council of Europe and European Union. Council of Europe’s instruments and mechanisms to fight against racism. Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence |
Case study Debates Proposal of Promotion Actions |
3 |
European Union instruments, mechanisms, and policies. EU non-discrimination Directives EU and gender equality Evolution and protection of LGBTIQ+ rights in Europe. |
Case study Debates Proposal of Legislative Actions |
There are 3 assessment activities, one at the end of each week. The activities include:
- A case study to be presented and discussed in class. Both, the presentation and participation in the debate, will be graded.
- A research paper about a topic that affects equality and how it is regulated internationally.
- Create a podcast episode based on the research paper.
Bibliography:
Belavusau, Uladzislau, and Kristin Henrard. EU anti-discrimination law beyond gender , edited by Uladzislau Belavusau and Kristin Henrard. Primera edició. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2019. Print.
Guth, Jessica. Gender and the Court of Justice of the European Union, Jessica Guth, Sanna Elfving. London; Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. Print.
Hellum, Anne, and Henriette Sinding Aasen. Women's Human Rights: CEDAW in International, Regional and National Law. Vol. 3. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
https://bibcercador.uab.cat/permalink/34CSUC_UAB/1c3utr0/cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC1303706
Martín Sánchez, María. La Perspectiva de género en la protección internacional de los derechos humanos: diálogo multinivel y deconstrucción de estereotipos / María Martín Sánchez. 1a edición. Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2020. Print. Disponible online :
https://biblioteca-tirant-com.are.uab.cat/cloudLibrary/ebook/show/9788413781617
Rivas Vañó,Alicia. LGBTI en Europa: la Construcción Jurídica de la Diversidad, Editorial: Tirant lo Blanch, 2019, ISBN: 9788491904809
https://biblioteca.tirant.com/cloudLibrary/ebook/show/9788491904809?showPage=0
Internet links.
CEDAW: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/
CES: http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw
UN Women: http://www.unwomen.org/es/
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/UDHRIndex.aspx
EIGE - European Institute for Gender Equality: https://eige.europa.eu/es/in-brief
Council of Europe: https://www.coe.int/en/web/cm/home
European Commission : https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/gender-equality_en
European Pariment LGTBI Intergroup: https://lgbti-ep.eu/
FRA - European Agency for Fundamental Rights: https://fra.europa.eu/en/theme/gender
EUR-Lex - EU Legislation and Case Law Finder:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=es
Dr. Lidia Ballesta Martí is a lecturer in EU and international Law at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Her primary research areas include gender and non-discrimination law within the EU and at the international level. She is part of the teaching staff for both the Law degree and the Socio-Cultural Gender Studies degree. Additionally, she coordinates a project "Transnational Dimensions of Equality and Law."
- E-mail: lidia.ballesta@uab.cat
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