| Dozent/in |
Prof. Dr. iur. Martina Caroni, LL.M.; Prof. Dr. iur. Alexander H.E. Morawa |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Workshop |
| Code |
FS081128 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2008 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Überblick Recht bis HS 2013 |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
wöchentlich (Do), ab 21.02.2008, 14:00 - 17:00 Uhr, Pfistergasse HS 3 |
| Umfang |
3 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Inhalt |
Few areas of the law are purely domestic any more. The field of civil and human rights is probably the most outstanding example. Not only do the international obligations of states determine, to a considerable extent, the scope and reach of the civil rights guaranteed domestically, but international procedures have become an integral part of the "appeals" process in all matters that affect rights and liberties as well. Students should be aware of these procedures, how they affect and interact with domestic administrative and judicial structures, and how they could be useful to them as legal practitioners. In this course, we will litigate a (fictitious) human rights case all the way from filing the international complaint to the final judgment or decision of the international court or tribunal. Students will play the various roles of lawyers for the applicants, government agents, and judges/members of the international tribunal(s). Classes will meet - apart from introductory, mid-semester, and concluding sessions - to conduct conferences, hearings, court deliberations, etc. In between classes, students will have regular team meetings during which strategies are devised and briefs/oral arguments prepared (lawyers' teams), or briefs and arguments studied and decisions/judgments prepared (judges' teams). Excursion: Participants will also have an opportunity to travel to Strasbourg and Geneva to visit the European Court of Human Rights and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. |
| Lernziele |
Students will experience in-depth how international legal standards are applied and interpreted, how lawyers operate in international practice, and how arguments are similar or different depending on the forum. Students will also learn the art of evaluating arguments independently and how the roles of international judges are defined. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
This course is limited to 18 students, on a first-come first-serve basis. Pre-registration is required; it is recommended that you do that as soon as possible. Please contact: Peter Coenen, LL.M. (contact details below) |
| Anmeldung |
Ja |
| Hinweise |
Zum Prüfungsmodus: Grades are awarded on the basis of active class participation as well as the quality of written submissions (in particular, legal briefs and judicial decisions). |
| Hörer-/innen |
Ja |
| Kontakt |
Peter Coenen, LL.M., peter.coenen@unilu.ch, Tel. (041) 228 7402 (Lehrstuhl Morawa), and Tobias D. Meyer, MLaw, tobias.meyer@unilu.ch, (041) 228 7420 (Lehrstuhl Caroni) |
| Literatur |
1. Was ist unentbehrlich? Documents and forms compendium (reader); Online research; training will be provided. |