2025

Human Rights and Inclusive Citizenship

Name: Human Rights and Inclusive Citizenship
Code: ECN14595M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Legal-Political Theory and International Relations

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Presentation

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit: This course aims to give students a global perspective on the formation of human rights, as well as an overview of the main political problems facing its implementation.

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit: This course aims to give students a global perspective on the formation of human rights, as well as an overview of the main political problems facing its implementation.

Contents

1. Law and human rights.
2. Brief history of the human rights.
3. Human rights in philosophical debate.
4. Democracy and human rights.



Teaching Methods

Methodologies:
Periodic debates and preparation of an essay of a scientific nature, in addition to its public defense.

Evaluation:
Continuous evaluation:  assistance: 20%; participation and debate: 20%; final essay and discussion: 60%.
Exam: 100%




Teaching Staff (2024/2025 )