Human Rights for Open Societies
Explore the European Convention on Human Rights and learn how human rights protect and promote open, democratic societies.
Explore the European Convention on Human Rights and learn how human rights protect and promote open, democratic societies.
This comprehensive course examines how human rights are protected under the European Convention on Human Rights system. Students learn about fundamental rights, democratic principles, and the protection of vulnerable groups. The curriculum covers key topics including freedom of expression, non-discrimination, migrant rights, and political participation, while exploring how human rights contribute to open societies.
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What you'll learn
Understand European human rights system
Analyze rights restrictions and limitations
Evaluate democratic principles
Assess discrimination protection
Examine freedom of expression
Apply human rights principles
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16 assignments
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course provides a thorough introduction to human rights protection through six comprehensive modules. Students explore the European Convention system, examining key rights and freedoms essential for open societies. The curriculum combines theoretical frameworks with practical case studies, helping participants understand how human rights operate in practice.
Introduction to the ECHR
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
General principles
Module 2 · 3 Hours to complete
Human rights and democracy
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Insiders and outsiders: non-discrimination, vulnerable groups, migrants and asylum seekers
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
Freedom of expression and public protest
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
Closure
Module 6 · 1 Hours to complete
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Instructors
Human Rights Expert and Legal Education Scholar
Dr. Antoine Buyse serves as Professor of Human Rights and Director of the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University. Through his Coursera course "Human Rights for Open Societies," he helps students understand the European Convention on Human Rights and its role in protecting human dignity. His expertise spans human rights law, conflict studies, and judicial administration. As Editor-in-Chief of the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights and host of the ECHR Blog, he actively contributes to human rights discourse and scholarship. His role as co-coordinator of the University's Focus Research Area 'Cultures, Citizenship and Human Rights' and his connection to the Montaigne Centre for Judicial Administration demonstrates his commitment to multidisciplinary approaches to human rights. His course combines theoretical frameworks with practical applications, examining crucial topics including freedom of expression, voting rights, and the protection of vulnerable groups
Human Rights Law Expert and Constitutional Scholar
Dr. Janneke Gerards serves as State Councillor at the Advisory Division of the Council of State of the Netherlands and Professor of Fundamental Rights in Europe at Utrecht University. Through her Coursera course "Human Rights for Open Societies," which has reached over 50,000 learners, she helps students understand fundamental rights protection in Europe. Her research focuses on fundamental rights, equal treatment law, and judicial review, particularly examining the interrelation between European Convention on Human Rights, EU law, and national law. In 2023, she published the second edition of her handbook "General Principles of the European Convention of Human Rights" with Cambridge University Press. As editor-in-chief of EHRC Updates, she oversees Dutch-language summaries of European human rights cases. Her achievements include membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2015), serving on the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency Scientific Committee, and holding positions as substitute member of the Venice Commission and deputy judge in the Appeals Court of The Hague.
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