Law, repression and human rights

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Law, repression and human rights (Faculty of Law)
Leerdoelen	The legal system operates on the basis of a curious paradox. On the one hand it includes a criminal law system and a machinery to enforce laws and public order, on the other hand it protects citizens against repressive state policies by focusing on human rights of the individual. This paradox can be understood if we perceive the law as a system in which citizens’ obligations and citizen’s rights are kept in balance. The judiciary plays an important role in keeping this balance. According to some, our societies are increasingly developing a repressive tone. The citizen is made fully responsible for his own life and the degree in which he or she can participate in society. Where these policies fail the state reacts with sanctions and criminal measures. In this way liberal states are developing a ‘heavy’ substructure to oppress citizens who do not “walk the line”. The objective of this course is to unveil this legal trait. Teaching objectives: - To create familiarity of the monopoly of the legal system over repressive state instruments; - To create understanding of the balance between rights and obligations of citizens and the role the judiciary; - To engage students in a number of contemporary discussions related to the rise of the repressive state; - Skills: learning to read court cases and applying a legal analysis in concrete legal cases
Omschrijving	This course kicks off with three general introductory lectures about the theme of the course. prof. dr. G.J. Vonk: what is law and how must we study it; prof. dr. G.J. Vonk: law, repression and human rights: a brief introduction; The second part includes four lectures in which students will be made familiar with concrete questions in the area of law and repression. For each of these lectures the students must read one or two court cases dealing with questions that will be reflected upon by the lecturer. prof. mr. dr. M. Vols: Anti-social behavior and housing; mr. A.M. Klingenberg: Drones, fingerprints and telephone bugs; mr. dr. A. Tollenaar: tightening sanctions in public law dr. H.A.M. Weyers: Euthanasia and the law prof. dr. G.J. Vonk: students present their paper plans in the group
Uren per week	variabel
Onderwijsvorm	Hoorcolleges, Opdracht(en)
Toetsvorm	Paper
Vaksoort	Honours College-Bachelor
Coördinator	prof. dr. G.J. Vonk
Docent(en)	J. Milaj-Weishaar, LLM. ,mr. dr. A. Tollenaar , J.H.S. van Tongeren, LLM. ,prof. dr. G.J. Vonk ,dr. H.A.M. Weyers
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Background literature and court cases will be placed on Nestor
Entreevoorwaarden	Open only to non-Faculty of Law students. Only available for students who have been accepted into the BA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Petrus Camper Leergang - Honours College  ( Verbredende modules) 2 semester I keuzegroep