Public liberties [DRHDB302]

Objectives

The aim of the civil liberties course is to familiarise students with the content of the main fundamental rights enshrined in national, European and international texts, as well as the procedural means of ensuring that they are respected.

Content

After a general introduction to fundamental rights, the course will look at the rights and freedoms enshrined in national, European and international instruments (right to life, prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, right to respect for private and family life, right to a healthy environment, etc.) and the procedural means of ensuring that they are respected.

Particular attention will be paid to the Belgian Constitution, the European Convention on Human Rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.