Fundamental civil rights in modern world 2TC

SUMMARY OF THE COURSE The course will forcus on the rights to equality and the right to access to justice, the two most important civil rights, in four countris, the US, Australia, Fance

HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

APPROVAL OF PRINCIPAL

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HÀ NỘI - 2022

FACULTY OF CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Program: Bachelor of Laws (fulltime)

Course title: Fundamental civil rights in the modern world

Type of the course: Optional

1 INFORMATION OF LECTURERS

- Tô Văn Hoà (Assoc Prof., PhD.), tovanhoa@hlu.edu.vn

- Phan Thị Lan Hương (PhD.), phanhuongdhl@gmail.com

- Nguyễn Toàn Thắng (PhD.)

- Bùi Hải Thiêm (PhD.)

- Nguyễn Thị Kim Chung (PHD)

- Lê Nguyễn Duy Hậu

- Mai Thị Mai

- Đậu Công Hiệp

- Nguyễn Thu Trang

Office: Room 501, Building A, Hanoi Law University

No 87, Nguyễn Chí Thanh Str., Hanoi

Telephone: 04 38352357

Open hours: 8h00 - 16h00 week-days

2 PREREQUISITE COURSES

- Constitutional law

- Advanced legal english

3 SUMMARY OF THE COURSE

The course will forcus on the rights to equality and the right to access to justice, the two most important civil rights, in four countris, the US, Australia, Fance and Japan, from comparative perspective

4 CONTENT OF THE COURSE

Issue 1 The right to equality and the right to access to justice in Australia

1.1 The right to equality

1.2 The right to access to justice

Issue 2 The right to equality and the right to access to justice in the U.S.

2.1 The right to equality

2.2 The right to access to justice

Issue 3 The right to equality and the right to access to justice in Japan

3.1 The right to equality

3.2 The right to access to justice

Issue 4 The right to equality and the right to access to justice in France

4.1 The right to equality

4.2 The right to access to justice

Issue 5 The The right to equality and the right to access to justice in comparison

5 OUTPUT STANDARDS OF THE COURSE AND MEET THE OUTPUT STANDARDS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM

* Knowledges:

- K1: The student will have fundamental knowledge on the right to equality and the right to access to justice from some major constititonal systems in the world The student will be able to tell and explain the differences in those major constititional systems

* Skills:

- S2: During the course, students will be expected to learn and practice teamwork skills

* Self-control ability and self-responsibility:

- T3: After this course, the student will be more aware of some ethical rules

of the legal professions, particularly the rule of critical thinking

6 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

6.1 Detailed learning objectives

Obj.

Issue 1

The

constitutional

system of

Australia

1A1 Understand history

of the right to equality and the right to access to justice in Australia

1A2 Understand how

the right to equality works in Australia today

1A3 Understand how

the right to access to justice works in Australia today

1B1 Explain the

application of the rights to equality

in Australia in practice

1B2 Explain the

application of the rights to access to

Australia in practice

1C1.

Application

in factual cases

Issue 2

The

constitutional

system of the

United States

of America

1A1 Understand history

of the right to equality and the right to access to justice in the U.S

1A2 Understand how

the right to equality works in the U.S today

1A3 Understand how

the right to access to justice works in the U.S

today

1B1 Explain the

application of the rights to equality

in the U.S in practice

1B2 Explain the

application of the rights to access to justice in the U.S

in practice

1C1.

Application

in factual cases

Issue 3.

The

constitutional

system of

Japan

3A1 Understand history

of the right to equality and the right to access to justice in Japan

3A2 Understand how

the right to equality works in Japan today

3A3 Understand how

the right to access to justice works in Japan today

3B1 Explain the

application of the rights to equality

in Japan in practice

3B2 Explain the

application of the rights to access to justice in Japan in practice

3C1.

Application

in factual cases

Issue 4

The

4A1 Understand history

of the right to equality

4B1 Explain the

application of the

4C1.

Application

system of

France

and the right to access to justice in France

4A2 Understand how

the right to equality works in France today

4A3 Understand how

the right to access to justice works in France today

rights to equality

in France in practice

4B2 Explain the

application of the rights to access to justice in France

in practice

in factual cases

Issue 5

The right to

equality and

the right to

access to

justice in

comparison

5C1.

Compare and explain the

differences

in the constitution

al systems

in the four countries in terms of application

of the two civil rights

6.2 Total learning objectives

Obj.

7 THE MATRIX DEMONSTRATING THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE DETAILED LEARNING OBJECTIVES WITH CLOs

Objective Kiến thức Kỹ năng Năng lực

8 MATERIALS

1 Sarah Joseph, Jenny Schultz, The international convenant on civil and political rights, 2nd edition

2 Richard Stone, Textbook on Civil liberties and human rights

3 Other materials provided by teachers

9 TEACHING – LEARNING FORMS

9.1 General schedule

Week Unit

Teaching-learning forms

Total LectureSeminar Group work

Self-studyin

Participation in seminar

9.2 Detailed schedule

Week 1: Issue 1

Teaching –

Learning

form

Credit

hours Main contents

Requirements for students’

preparation

Lecture 4

1.1 The right to equality in Australia

1.2 The right to access to justice in Australia

- Selected pages from course books

- Selected cases

Group

work 1 Discussion.

Self

study 1 Reading assigned materials.

Tutoring - Content: Answering student’s questions off the class, introducing

new reference materials etc

- Time: 8.30 to 11.00 every Tuesday

- Venue: Room 502, A Building or via email

Week 2: Issue 2

Teaching –

Learning

form

Credit

hours Main contents

Requirements for students’

preparation

Lecture 2

1.1 The right to equality in the U.S

1.2 The right to access to justice in the U.S

- Selected pages from course books

- Selected cases

Seminar 1 Discussion

Group

work 1 Reading assigned materials

Self

study 1 Assigned U.S cases.

Tutoring

- Content: Answering student’s questions off the class, introducing new reference materials etc

- Time: 8.30 to 11.00 every Tuesday

- Venue: Room 502, A Building or via email

Week 3: Issue 3

Teaching –

Learning

form

Credit

hours Main contents

Requirements for students’

preparation

Lecture 2

1.1 The right to equality in Japan

1.2 The right to access

to justice in Japan

- Selected pages from course books

Seminar 1 Discussion

Group

work 1

Self

study 1 Selected pages from course books.

Tutoring - Content: Answering student’s questions off the class, introducing

new reference materials etc

- Time: 8.30 to 11.00 every Tuesday

- Venue: Room 502, A Building or via email

Week 4: Issue 4

Teaching –

Learning

form

Credit

hours Main contents

Requirements for students’ preparation

Lecture 2

1.1 The right to equality in France

1.2 The right to access to justice

- Selected pages from course books

Seminar 1 Discussion

Group

work 1 Discussion.

Self

study 1 Selected pages from course books.

Tutoring

- Content: Answering student’s questions off the class, introducing new reference materials etc

- Time: 8.30 to 11.00 every Tuesday

- Venue: Room 502, A Building or via email

Week 5: Issue 5

Teaching –

Learning

form

Credit

hours Main contents

Requirements for students’

preparation

Lecture 2

Comparing the right to equality and the right to access

to justice in the four countries

- Selected pages from course books

Seminar 1 Discussion

Group

work 1 Discussion on team assignment.

Self

study 1 Selected pages from course books.

Tutoring

- Content: Answering student’s questions off the class, introducing new reference materials etc

- Time: 8.30 to 11.00 every Tuesday

- Venue: Room 502, A Building or via email

10 POLICIES OF THE COURSE

- In accordance with the applicable regulations of the Hanoi Law University

11 ASSESSMENT METHODS

11.1 Frequent assessment

- Inspections: Students participate in 75% or more of the prescribed hours for each theory or seminar part

- Participation in seminars and team assignment

11.2 Periodical assessment

Assessing knowledge and attitudes to participate in seminar 10%

11.3 Criteria for assessment

 Assessing knowledge and attitudes to participate in seminar

- Assessing knowledge: Self-study and understand the lesson (1-7 mark)

- Attitudes to participate in seminar: negative/ positive (1-3 mark)

- Total: 10 mark

 Team assignment:

- Each seminar class is broken up in 4 groups Students will be working in group for most of the weeks Each group will be assigned a topic to prepare and present in group in front of the whole class Team assignment will be deliver in a form of an oral presentation (20 minutes) suported by PPT slides at the semianr classes of Week 5 Audience teams are supposed to listen attentivelly to presentations and ask questions Presenting team must assign team members to take those questions after the

 Final exam

- Condition to participate in the final exam:

+ Students participate in 75% or more of the prescribed hours for each theory or seminar part

+ Team assignment or individual exam must be greater than 0

- Form: Written exam

- Content: All issueses given in class and other self-studied issues, including all learning objectives listed in Section 6 of this Outline

- Assessment criteria:

+ Showing good understanding of the knowlege learned during the course;

+ Understandable argumentation;

+ Clearness in the language used

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