Programme Structure & Curriculum

 

SEMESTER I

SEPTEMBER 2022 – JANUARY 2023
N COURSE TITLE PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY
1 Theoretical Bases of Human Rights Dr. Vahan Bournazian YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY
2 Democracy: Theory and Practice Prof. Aleksander Markarov
3 HR in legal perspectives Prof. Anna Margaryan
4 Practical suggestions for litigating before the European Court of Human Rights/ Hasmik Harutyunyan Ms Hasmik Harutyunyan
5 Public Policy research & Paper Writing course Vahag Aglyan
6 Human Rights Fact Finding and Reporting Dr. Vahan Bournazian
7 Academic Paper writing Prof. Hranush Tovmasyan
Total credits:                                                                                                              20 ECTS

 

NB! During the semester, a range of side events and guest lecturing might be organised which are complimentary to the main study curriculum

 

MOBILITY TERM*

SEMESTER 2

FEBRUARY 2023 – MAY 2023
N COURSE TITLE PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY
1 Human rights in a changing world
  • Dr. Saniia Toktogazieva, Associate Professor of Law (S.J.D)
  • Medet Tiulegenov, Assistant Professor of International and Comparative Politics (Ph.D candidate)
  • Dr. Kamila Mateeva, Associate Professor of law (Ph.D)
  • Azim Jeenbaev, Instructor of the Law (LL.M)
 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CENTRAL ASIA
2 Human Rights in Armed Conflicts
  • Dr. Elida Nogoibaeva, Head of the Law Division, Associate Professor
  • Dr. Saniia Toktogazieva, Associate Professor of Law (S.J.D)
3 Business and HR
  • Kanykei Kasybekova, Assistant Professor of Law (LL.M)
  • Dinara Asanbaeva, Assistant Professor of Law (LL.M/ Ph.D candidate)
  • Azim Jeenbaev, Instructor of Law (LL.M)
4 Technology, Justice and HR
  • Kanykei Kasybekova, Assistant Professor of Law (LL.M/Ph.D candidate)
  • Azim Jeenbaev, Instructor of Law (LL.M)
  • Viktoriia Shutii, Instructor of law, (LL.M)
5 HR and Environmental Law
  • Dr. Begaiym Esenkulova, Associate Professor of Law (S.J.D)
  • Kanykei Kasybekova, Assistant Professor of Law
  • Azim Jeenbaev, Instructor of Law (LL.M)
6 Combating violence against women
  • Dr. Kamila Mateeva, Associate Professor of law (LL.M)
  • Jannat Kovalchuk, Assistant Professor of Law (LL.M)
7 Research Seminar(Thesis related) Dr Vladimir Martirosyan
Total credits:                                                                                                               20 ECTS

 

SEMESTER 2

FEBRUARY 2023 – MAY 2022
N COURSE TITLE PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY
1 Civil Rights and Democracy in the Information Age Dr Yuriy Nosik TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV
2 Effective Remedies of Human Rights Prof. Olesia Otradnova
3 Economic and Social right protection Prof. Yuliya Vashchenko
4 Cultural Rights Dr Ivan Romashchenko
5 Electives

§ Children’s Rights protection: legal tools and mechanisms

§ International instruments of the protection of forced migrants’ rights

 Prof. Yuliya Vashchenko

Dr Yevgen Gerasymenko
6 Visiting lecturer – Comparative Human Rights TBC
7 Research Seminar (Thesis related) Dr Vladimir Martirosyan
Total credits:                                                                                                               20 ECTS

 

SEMESTER 2

MARCH 2023 – JUNE 2023
N COURSE TITLE PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY
1 Social and Economic Rights – International, regional and Constitutional protection Dr Nino Lapiashvili TBILISI STATE UNIVERISTY
2 Rights of Minorities Dr. Besarion Bokhashvili
3 International Investment Law and Human Rights Dr Natia Lapiashvili
4 International law Dr Konstantin Korkelia
5 Visiting lecturer: Democracy and Democratisation in Contemporary Europe TBC
6 Research Seminar (Thesis related) Dr Vladimir Martirosyan
Total credits:                                                                                                                20 ECTS

* Each Student during 1st semester will choose one of three mobility tracks of the second semester

 

SEMESTER 2*

JUNE 2023 – OCTOBER 2023
N COURSE TITLE ECTS
1 Internship 3
2 Research Seminar 3
3 Master Thesis 14
Total credits:                                                                                                     20 ECTS

*After mobility part of Second semester students return to their home countries to work on their thesis and start internships.