Individual and Social Rights |
Y21 - Individual and Social Rights Tutor: Xenophon Contiades Semester: 4th ECTS: 4.5 Short Description: The course provides an analysis of the system of fundamental rights protection established by the Greek Constitution. In addition, it aims to provide an understanding of the fundamental rights established by international treaties ratified by Greece and the EU legislation. Individual rights provide an area of self-determination free from state interference, while social rights correspond to the obligation of the state to take positive measures towards their fulfilment. In a first, general, part, the course introduces the student to the methodology of constitutional interpretation. Emphasis is placed on issues such as the historical evolution of fundamental rights, the traditional classification of rights into individual, political and social rights, their normative content, rights holders and duty bearers, and the notion of permissible limitations of constitutional rights. The second part of the course deals with specific rights safeguarded by the Greek Constitution. In that context, the Greek constitutional jurisprudence is analysed and specific examples of rights violations and court rulings finding legislative measures unconstitutional are approached. Aims:
Learning Outcomes: Students should acquire the ability to understand individual and social rights theory and practice and to engage in comparative analysis in such ways as to connect the theoryto the design and implementation of social and educational policy. Structure: 13 three-hour lectures Assessment: Written exams Bibliography: Ch. Chrisanthakis (2007), Introduction to Constitutional Law, Nomiki Bibliothiki, Athens. |