The course will introduce the students to the concept of fundamental rights, by means of an interdisciplinary approach, both analytic ad historical. Students will approachsocial and economic rights in the context of globalization, first of all by means of the commentary of the UN Universal Declaration. Students will also be introduced to the debate on citizen's income and basic income as possible meams to reduce poverty and social exclusion.

- Human rights between ethics and law

- The protection of fundamental rights and its historical development

- The international protection of fundamental rights

- Europe and fundamental rights

- Capability and human development

- Citizenship in the context of globalization

- Citizen's income and basic income: definition and history of the concepts

- Economic sustainability

- Social experiences and political proposals.

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1. The students will give precise definitions of the different categories of human rights. They will also be capable of describing the historical development of the ideologies, policies and systems of protection on which fundamental rights are based. 

2. He/she will be able to summarize - also in written form - the principal notion lernt. He will show and defend his/her positions regarding the policies of rights protection.

3. He/she will distinguish the legal and the ethic politic aspect of the topics treated. He/she will also be capable to compone in a comprehensive framework the social interests involved, the policies of promotion of rights and their legal protection. 

4.He/she will be capable to participate in debates in the classroom, mantaining his/her points of view.He/she will demonstrate synthesis capability and correct use of the technical legal language. 

5. Having lernt a basic 'language of rights', he/she will be able to understand a text concerning the topics of the course, also in other contexts of study and work. On nthis basis, he/she will be capable of adjourning  his/her knowledge and competencies.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Furher teaching material may be achieved by means of the Moodle platform.

Teaching

Lectures and debate on case studies. Students will be encouraged to intervene, proposing their positions on the social problems related to the course.

Attendance

Students are expected to follow at least 2/3 of the lectures. The basic knowledge required is in line with the requirements of the curriculum.

Course books

- G. Giliberti, Introduzione storica ai diritti umani, Giappichelli 2010, pagine 175.

- S. Toso, Reddito di cittadinanza o reddito minimo?, il Mulino 2016.

Students may ask for English course books.

Assessment

Oral examination, consisting in thre questions or more, one of which on the advanced thematic (the citizen's income). The evaluation criteria are: definition of the principal concepts, historical development of the fundamental rights protection, capability to put the arguments in an inter-disciplinary framework. 

The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more. The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.

24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.

27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.

30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

The attending students may participate in an written exercise consisting in three multiple-choice questions and a short writing exercise on the topics of the course (60 minutes). Consulting a text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is allowed. The mark, expressed in tenths, will not influence the final exam. 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

The non-attending students are requested to consult the teaching material uploaded on Moodle.

Attendance

The basic knowledge required is in line with the requirements of the curriculum.

Course books

In Italian: 

- G. Giliberti, Introduzione storica ai diritti umani, Giappichelli 2010

- S. Toso, Reddito di cittadinanza o reddito minimo?, il Mulino 2016.

Students may ask for English course books.

Assessment

Oral examination. 

The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more. The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.

24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.

27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.

30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

The student may request to sit his/her final examination in English, with an alternative bibliography