Study:	Civil Law - 9. semester Commercial Law - 9. semester Constitutional-Administrative - 9. semester Criminal Law - 9. semester International Law - 9. semester The European Union Law - 9. semester
Code:	201647
ECTS:	4.0
Course coordinators:	doc. dr. sc. Antonija Petričušić
Lecturers:	doc. dr. sc. Dario Čepo - Lectures
Exam dates:	26. 04. 2021. 07. 06. 2021. 21. 06. 2021. 05. 07. 2021. 30. 08. 2021. 13. 09. 2021. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:

Patrick Thornberry i Maria Amor Martin Estebanez; Prava manjina u Europi: pregled djelatnosti i standarda Vijeća Europe; Zagreb: Ibis grafika (2008), str. 640 Tena Šimonović Einwalter i Antonija Petričušić; Priručnik o ljudskim pravima s naglaskom na zaštiti prava nacionalnih manjina; Zagreb: Centar za mirovne studije (2013), str. 96

Description:

Cognitive Skills:

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- comprehend the competing claims made in the European diverse societies on behalf of multiculturalism,

- critically assess the relationship between the sociological and politological dimensions of protecting national minorities,

- understand the function and importance of monitoring bodies that are overseeing the implementation of the international law on the protection of national minorities,

- understand the international legal framework for minority protection,

- understand the legal measure for combating ethnic and racial discrimination in Europe,

- understand the importance of legal guarantees for persons belonging to a minority not to be discriminated against,

- enhanced skills to translate applicable rules and standards to the legal work environment.

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- comprehend the competing claims made in the European diverse societies on behalf of multiculturalism,

- critically assess the relationship between the sociological and politological dimensions of protecting national minorities,

- understand the function and importance of monitoring bodies that are overseeing the implementation of the international law on the protection of national minorities,

- understand the international legal framework for minority protection,

- understand the legal measure for combating ethnic and racial discrimination in Europe,

- understand the importance of legal guarantees for persons belonging to a minority not to be discriminated against,

- enhanced skills to translate applicable rules and standards to the legal work environment.

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- define the term national minority, ethnic group, race, cultural diversity, stereotype, prejudice, social distance, inequality, racism, segregation, discrimination, antisemitism, racism, Gypsyism,

- understand the terms politics of recognition and the politics of redistribution,

- understand the collective rights of minorities, such as multiculturalism and communitarianism

- understand the history of minority protection, 

- understand that  the rights of persons belonging to minorities are an integral part of human rights,

- understand protecting and promoting minority rights is essential for peace, security and stability and for promoting tolerance, mutual respect, understanding and cooperation among all persons living on a given territory,

- identify the debates in social and political theory over nationalism, multiculturalism, cosmopolitanism,

- critically assess the right to identity and substantive equality,

- critically assess the principles of dignity, equality and non-discrimination,

- sort out main instruments of minority protection developed within the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe,

- sort out equal treatment legislation developed within the European Union, understanding there is still no common EU standard for minority rights in the EU,

- explain the role and importance of advisory mechanisms within the Council of Europe for the protection and promotion of minority rights (the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, the Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance),

- explain the right to existence, the right to identity, and the right not to be discriminated against

- explain religious rights, education, cultural rights, political participation, and equality. 

- distinguish the importance soft law and legal binding instruments on minority protection,

- explain the need for equality data collection,

- debate over the relevance and the outcomes of the existing measures for realization of the right to freely express, preserve and develop their cultural or linguistic identity, or the right to the participation of minority groups in decision-making processes,

- debate over the potential for further enhancement of measures that could be taken to align policies and practices to the provisions of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

Consultations schedule:

• doc. dr. sc. Antonija Petričušić :

  Tuesdays from 12 am - 1 pm

  Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 305/III
• doc. dr. sc. Dario Čepo :

  Tuesday 11 am - 12 pm

  Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 36/II.