International Human Rights Law (LAW2142) lecture & seminar notes

About These Notes

These International Human Rights Law (LAW2142) notes include 40 lectures and 5 seminars. These notes are clearly written with all the required details. External sources are included where necessary.

Covered lecture topics are:

• Intro to Human Rights
• The Concept of IHRL
• Sources of IHRL
• Global Mechanisms
• Regional Mechanisms
• Right to Life
• Bodily Integrity
• The Right to Liberty and Security
• Refugees
• Freedom of Religion or Belief
• Freedom of Expression
• Gender Discrimination and LGBT equality
• Racial Discrimination
• Socio-Economic Rights
• Right to Work and Health
• IHRL and People with Disabilities
• Children’s Rights
• Cultural Heritage
• Development and Poverty

Covered seminars are:

1. The Concept and Sources of IHRL
2. Global and Regional Systems of IHRL
3. Life, Bodily Integrity, and Liberty
4. Equality and Anti-discrimination
5. Socio-economic Protections and Children’s Rights