Eibe Riedel, Professor, Swiss Chair of Human Rights
Tutorials – Gilles Giacca
Course Description
The course covers the theory and practice of human rights at the universal, regional and domestic levels. Issues such as the universality of human rights versus cultural relativism, the strengths and weaknesses of treaty-bodies and UN charter-based mechanisms will be covered. The course will also embrace the cross-cutting issues of the new generation of rights, such as the rights to development, the common heritage of human kind, self-determination and participation.
