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Criminal Procedure and Human Rights (6 ECTS)

Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr C.I. Fournet

When: Block 1

Brief course description:
Detailed study of the impact of human rights (right to a fair trial in particular) on criminal law and criminal procedure to assess whether a coherent normative corpus of common standards of evidence is emerging. This course adopts a ‘horizontal’ comparative approach to critically explore various criminal law systems and traditions and to identify the challenges raised by fact-finding procedures. It also adopts a ‘vertical’ comparative approach to assess the import and significance of international human rights instruments – and notably the European Convention on Human Rights - which influence both the theory and the application of domestic criminal law in an increasing number of countries.

Formative assessment: Oral (individual or group) case law analysis, contextualising judicial decisions and critically assessing their import and impact.
Summative assessment: Critical legal essay or case analysis based on relevant case law and academic literature (maximum 2,500 words).

Teaching method: The module is divided into 14 lectures of two hours each, requiring active participation of the whole group under guidance of the lecturer.

Assessment: Paper, presentation(s)
Formative assessment: Oral (individual or group) case law analysis, contextualising judicial decisions and critically assessing their import and impact.
Summative assessment: Critical legal essay or case analysis based on relevant case law and academic literature (maximum 2,500 words).

*Official course information and schedules during the academic year can be found in Ocasys.

Last modified:04 April 2023 2.05 p.m.