MASTER´S PROGRAMME ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATISATION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

The Regional Master´s Programme on Human Rights and Democratisation for Latin America and the Caribbean is a postgraduate interdisciplinary course consisting of a number of taught core subjects and seminars as well as workshops and professional oriented activities conducted in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a one-week intensive seminar at the European Inter-University Centre in Venice, Italy.

Phase I consists of four core subject and a workshop, distributed as follows

Core subjects

Philosophy and History of Human Rights
Human Rights and Democratisation
International Protection of Human Rights
Gender Equality and Human Rights

Workshop

Research methodology (preparation of the Master’s thesis) – Part I

Phase II consists of two core subjects, three seminars and two workshops

Core subjects

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Memory, Truth, Justice (Transitional Justice)

Workshops

Research Methodology (preparation of the Master’s thesis) – Part II
Academic Writing

Phase III consists of a wide range of seminars and master classes and three workshops.

Seminars and Master Classes

Human Generations and Rights: Children and the Elderly
Human Trafficking
Migration and Human Rights
Refugee Law
Economic Perspectives of Human Rights
Legal Pluralism and Democracy
The International Criminal Court
Human Rights in Africa
Human Rights Education

Workshops

Research Methodology (preparation of the Master’s thesis) – Part III
Academic Writing
Lobbying and Negotiation

Phase IV consists of a special seminar on the European System for the Protection of Human Rights offered by the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) at the Venice Lido.

Phase V consists of professional oriented activities.  The students will carry out activities relating to human rights and transitional justice at selected NGOs and human rights institutions. 

Phase VI During the last phase of the Programme, students must finish the research and writing up of their Master’s thesis under the guidance of the assigned Thesis Tutor.