IMMIGRATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS

This course is part of the master degree programme in Lavoro, cittadinanza sociale, multiculturalità. It aims at providing a basic knowledge of Public International Law in the fields of Human Rights and Migrations.

1. Knowledge and ability to understand the basics of Public International Law in the fields of Human Rights and Migrations;
2. Knowledge and ability to solve the main problems of Public International Law in the fields of Migrations in particular and Human Rights in general;
3. Ability to understand a normative text and ability to develop an opinion on topics debated during the course;
4. Ability to write reports concerning cases seemingly discussed before the International Courts and Tribunals;
5. Ability to find and read the normative sources and case-law even through the main websites.

A basic knowledge of both Public Law and International Law would be appropriate.

First Part: General Introduction and Fundamental Notions of International Law (three hours).
1. Actors, sources, enforcement and ascertainment of International Law.

Second Part. International Human Rights Law (eighteen hours).
2. Historical Development of Human Rights. Legal Foundation of Theories about Human Rights.
3. Regionalism and Universalism in International Human Rights Law. Customary Norms Concerning International Human Rights Law. Human Rights Treaties.
4. United Nations and Human Rights.
5. European Human Rights System. African, American and Arabic Human Rights Systems.
6. Main Human Rights Internationally Protected.
7. Human Rights, States and Non-State Actors. International Responsibility for Human Rights Violations.

Third Part. International Law of Migrations (nine hours).
8. Features of international law of migrations: citizenship, refugees and stateless people, the legal status of the foreigner.
9. The European Union and migrations.
10. The non-refoulement Principle and Other Means of Asylum Seekers Protection in the United Nations System and in the Council of Europe System.

Attending Students.
International Human Rights Law: PUSTORINO, Lezioni di tutela internazionale dei diritti umani, 2nd Ed., Bari, Cacucci editore, 2020 (the entire book).
International Law of Migrations: CALAMIA, GESTRI, DI FILIPPO, MARINAI e CASOLARI,Lineamenti di diritto internazionale ed europeo delle migrazioni, 2021, Torino CEDAM (only those chapters indicated in class. The book will be available starting from mid September). Additional materials supplied, analised and discussed during the last nine hours of the course.

Non-Attending Students.
International Human Rights Law: PUSTORINO, Lezioni di tutela internazionale dei diritti umani, Bari, Cacucci editore, 2019 (the entire book).
nternational Law of Migrations: : CALAMIA, GESTRI, DI FILIPPO, MARINAI e CASOLARI,Lineamenti di diritto internazionale ed europeo delle migrazioni, 2021, Torino CEDAM (only those chapters indicated in class. The book will be available starting from mid September). Non-attending students shall contact the teacher who will provide an an additional text to analise and on which a brief written presentation shall be prepared.

Recommended additional Handbook (in Italian; a French version is also available): D. CARREAU, F. MARRELLA, Diritto internazionale, 3rd Ed., Milano Giuffrè, 2021.

Attending students:
International Human Rights Law: colloquium consisting in two questions in ten minutes.
International Law of Migrations: colloquium consisting in one question in five minutes+ analysis and discussion of materials supplied during the last nine hours of the course.

Non-Attending students:
International Human Rights Law: colloquium consisting in two questions in ten minutes.
International Law of Migrations: colloquium consisting in one question in five minutes + evaluation of the brief reasoned presentation on the text provided by the teacher.

Lectures, analysis of texts and reading of judgments. The whole programme will be delivered in class.
Students will be stimulated to debate.
Owing to the current pandemic emergency, it may happen that lectures will be delivered online. In this case, more detailed information will follow on Professor Pascale personal webpage.

Italian

Students can contact the teacher via e-mail (patricio.barbirotto@unive.it). Office hours will be held on Zoom, every Monday 14:00 to 15:00, and students shall make an appointment via e-mail. E-mail shall be written in a formal style, shall be very clear and shall not concern questions whose answers are easily found on the university websites and that therefore do not deserve any reply.
Students with disabilities may contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices (disabilita@unive.it) to benefit from specific services (i.e., alternate testing, readers, etc).

oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development