Health and Human Rights - Bachelor
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- JUS2322
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
By the end of the course, students are expected to have solid knowledge and understanding of
- health protection as an international human right
- human dignity as a core value of human rights
- relationship between different rights
- negative and positive aspects of rights and state obligations
- civil human rights of particular importance in health protection
- state obligations and the notions of core obligations and progressive realization
- the notion and significance of state´s margin of appreciation
- the duty of non-discrimination
- conflicting rights and duties in the context of health protection
Skills
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- explain the content of central human rights instruments and sources in relation to health protection
- identify and apply relevant sources and arguments in human rights assessments of domestic regulations and practices
- identify conflicting rights and state obligations in the context of health protection, and to discuss how to balance them
- cooperate with law students from other countries, and gain perspectives on common legal challenges from students from a legal background different than their own,
- contribute with perspectives from their own country and legal background.
General competence
After successful completion of the course, students should have general competence in
- human rights law, analysis and communication, especially in the context of health protection
- academic legal discourse
- critical thinking and legal assessments of domestic health regulations and practices
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
The course is available for the following students:
- Admitted to the five-year master programme in law
- Exchange students at the Faculty of Law
The pre-requirements may still limit certain students' access to the course.
Teaching and learning methods
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Forms of Assessment
Four-hour digital school exam. Information about digital examination.
Students who do not pass the examination may re-sit in the following semester if the mandatory assignment or activity has been approved and when the examination result is due to
- legitimate reason for non-attendance (see Section 3-7, paragraph 3 b in the Supplementary Regulations)
- failed result
For rules regarding voluntary re-sit, see Section 3-5.
Exam language:
- Question paper: English
- Answer paper: English
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Reading List
Course Evaluation
Examination Support Material
Support materials allowed during exam:
Students may bring their own copy of a bilingual dictionary to/from English and any other language, in one or two volumes. For further info see section 3-9 of the Supplementary Regulations for Studies at the Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen.
In addition: Course compendium supplied by the Faculty of Law.