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About the Course

Human rights are under pressure in many places across the globe. Peaceful protests are violently quashed. Voting is tampered with. And minorities are often excluded from decision-making. All of this threatens the ideal of an open society in which each of us can be free and participate equally. A solid protection of human rights is needed for an open society to exist and to flourish. But it is often an uphill battle to work towards that ideal. Equip yourself and learn more about what human rights are and how they work. In this course, we will introduce you to one of the world’s most intricate human rights systems: the European Convention on Human Rights. You will see when and how people can turn to the European Court of Human Rights to complain about human rights violations. You will learn how the Court tries to solve many of the difficult human rights dilemmas of today. We will look, amongst other things, at the freedom of expression and demonstration, the right to vote, and the prohibition of discrimination. And we will address the rights of migrants, refugees, and other vulnerable groups. And, of course, we will see whether it is possible to restrict rights and if so under what conditions. You will even encounter watchdogs and ice cream in this course. We invite you to follow us on a journey of discovery into the European Convention!...

Top reviews

DM

Jun 10, 2017

Very good to find out the basics. What are human rights, what they represent and in which way we should interpret them. Also, it has an easy language so you don't need law school or other studies.

SK

Dec 6, 2020

In this course of Europeen Convenction of human rights i learned valuable basic knowledge that open our eyes about our rights and how to defend . That we need in our life . Thanks a lot

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By Manami O

Sep 28, 2020

I love this course! Thank you so much!

By Alara D

Dec 20, 2018

Thank you for this great opportunity!

By Milad k k

Jun 9, 2023

Really great and full of content

By Bajinder P S

Jun 8, 2021

Excellent introduction to ECHR

By Lucia R M

May 11, 2020

Interesting and well organised

By Nefeli T

Dec 5, 2020

Really good course! Thanks!

By REESHAB T

Sep 10, 2020

very nice for knowledge

By Zeynep K

Nov 24, 2020

Thanks for everything.

By Winston A W

Nov 7, 2020

Excellent, thank you.

By Сафронова Д А

May 24, 2020

studied human rights

By Ahmer J K

Feb 19, 2017

Excellent course!

By Ssenteza M

Aug 22, 2018

Well researched

By Aksamovic J

Jun 1, 2018

Good experience

By WEI D

Sep 15, 2017

good course!!!

By Ola H

Dec 25, 2016

great course..

By Evangeline G B

Jan 17, 2017

Informative.

By Maritza C y P M

Jan 8, 2017

great coure.

By PIYUSH V

May 27, 2020

best course

By ABHISHEK S

May 7, 2020

good good

By Rui M P

Oct 16, 2017

Excellent

By Veysel D

Dec 25, 2016

excellent

By MARIA A F W

Sep 7, 2020

amazing

By Шептикина М

Jan 18, 2022

thnks!

By Diogo C A

Nov 18, 2019

Great!

By stephen: m

Feb 1, 2019

Happy