Máster en Derechos Humanos

Program Overview

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Students will learn to analyze the challenges facing human rights today, and design legal tools to protect vulnerable groups and promote equality. The program's emphasis on sustainability and vulnerability prepares graduates to address the complex issues in the field of human rights.

Program Outline

This program is the perfect opportunity to specialize in an area of international legal importance and acquire the necessary skills to work in the protection and defense of human rights and in the fight against all situations or processes that put them at risk. Studying our Master's in Human Rights Online will allow you to learn through a completely updated academic plan that includes the study of the challenges currently facing: biolaw, new technologies or climate change.

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Objectives:

• Acquire the knowledge of the specialized professional in the defense of Human Rights.
• Become a professional capable of advising on issues related to Human Rights.
• Design sustainable development initiatives that respect human rights worldwide.
• Analyze the effectiveness of transitional justice, and the results and effects in Latin America.
• Lead teams towards the achievement of objectives related to the defense of Human Rights.

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Outline:

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Structure of the curriculum:

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FIRST YEAR

| Subject | ECTS | Type | Language of instruction | |---|---|---|---| | MODULE 1. Justice and human rights | 6 | COMPULSORY | Spanish (es) | | MODULE 3. Regional system for the protection of human rights | 6 | COMPULSORY | Spanish (es) | | MODULE 4. Mechanisms of a national nature in the judicial and extrajudicial protection of human rights | 6 | COMPULSORY | Spanish (es) | | MODULE 5. The challenges of human rights in the 21st century | 6 | COMPULSORY | Spanish (es) | | MODULE 6. International Criminal Law | 9 | COMPULSORY | Spanish (es) | | MODULE 7. Sustainable development | 6 | COMPULSORY | Spanish (es) | | MODULE 8. Vulnerability and equality | 6 | COMPULSORY | Spanish (es) | | MODULE 9. Master's Thesis | 6 | COMPULSORY | Spanish (es) |

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Module Descriptions:

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Justice and Human Rights (6 ECTS)

• Conceptualization of Human Rights.
Philosophical, political and legal foundations.
• Human Rights in relation to the anthropological event.
• The historical treatment of Human Rights.
• Human Rights and their codification.
• Human Rights as universal, absolute and inalienable rights.
• The Rule of Law, Constitution and Human Rights.
• The United Nations Organization.
• The International Bill of Human Rights.
• The main international human rights treaties.
• The United Nations Committees.
• High Commissioner for Human Rights.
• The Human Rights Council.

Regional System for the Protection of Human Rights (6 ECTS)

• Inter-American system for the protection of human rights.
• The Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
• European system for the protection of human rights.
• The European Court of Human Rights.
• Human rights in the African, Arab and Muslim world.
• The challenge of human rights in Southeast Asia.

Mechanisms of a National Nature in the Judicial and Extrajudicial Protection of Human Rights (6 ECTS)

• Justice v. impunity.
• Victim status.
• The concept and historical evolution of the principle of universal jurisdiction.
• Relevant cases in the application of the principle of universal jurisdiction.
• Transitional justice: concept and principles.
• The transitional justice process in Latin America.

The Challenges of Human Rights in the 21st Century (6 ECTS)

• New technologies.
• Biolaw.
• Climate change.
• Armed conflicts and violence.
• Poverty.
• Companies.

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Module 6. International Criminal Law (9 ECTS)

• International crimes.
• International Humanitarian Law.
• The Nuremberg and Tokyo military tribunals.
• The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
• The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
• International Criminal Court.

Sustainable Development (6 ECTS)

• The human rights-based approach to development.
• Dimensions of development and the typology of rights.
• The global development agenda: Agenda 2030.
• Development actors and the ownership of rights.
• Instruments for the protection, promotion and guarantee of rights from the development agenda: international normative framework, public policies and programs.
• Case studies on the violation of the right to development and alternatives from the agenda, actors and instruments.

Vulnerability and Equality (6 ECTS)

• Childhood.
• Indigenous peoples.
• Immigrants.
• People with disabilities.
• Women.
• LGTBIQ+

Master's Thesis (6 ECTS)

• Close: You will have the support of our expert teachers who will facilitate your learning, as well as a support tutor who will guide you and help you achieve your goals.
• Functional: The virtual campus will be your learning platform where you will find the subjects you are going to take.
In addition, you will have access to the library, a community area to contact other students and 24-hour assistance.

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Careers:

• Specialized lawyer in Human Rights.

• Institutions dedicated to the protection of Human Rights.

• Political parties or Public Administration.

• Cooperation and democracy promotion organizations.

• Specialized consulting in Corporate Social Responsibility.

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Other:

• Pluricultural training: You will study Human Rights from an international perspective, according to different societies and ethnicities.
• New Challenges of Human Rights: You will face the risks that biolaw or climate change represent for Human Rights.
• Vulnerability and Equality: You will design measures to protect the most vulnerable groups: women, children or the LGTBIQ+ community.
• Sustainable Development: You will study Agenda 2030, as well as the legal concept of sustainable development and its different actors.
• Attend exclusive masterclasses from renowned international experts: During your Master's in Human Rights you will attend masterclasses by recognized professionals in the field who will bring you closer to the professional field of this branch of Law and will reveal multiple job options: human rights protection systems, international processes, current challenges of NGOs.
• Our master's degree is conceived as a plural space for teaching, learning and exchange between students, teachers and professionals of international law and human rights.
• Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (DESCA) in the Inter-American System: Soledad García Muñoz, former special rapporteur of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and current professor of human rights at Georgetown University (Washington DC).
• The Ius Constitutionale Commune in Latin America (ICCAL) in human rights: Dr. Mariela Morales Antoniazzi, senior researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (Heidelberg, Germany).
• Contributions of the Inter-American System of Human Rights in Latin America: Dr. Laura Camarillo Govea, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the Autonomous University of Baja California.
• Synergies between research and LGTBI activism: Dr. Francisco Peña Díaz, member of ILGA World.
• Protection of the environment from below: local communities in Latin America and their contribution to human rights: Macarena Martinic, LL.M., Coordinator of Empowerment and Public Participation at FIMA.
Cecilia Vieira de Melo, LL.M., lawyer for Earth Rights International.

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Student Testimonials:

• "I am deeply grateful for having had the opportunity to take and successfully complete my Master's in Human Rights.
It has been an enriching experience that has allowed me to grow academically and personally.
• Heidi Soraya Cárdenas, Master's in Human Rights.
• "I take away a beautiful experience that I have enjoyed immensely thanks to the quality of the faculty both professionally and humanly.
The master's degree is online, but you always feel the support and closeness of the tutor, the professors and the program management."
• Sabina Tavora, Master's in Human Rights.
• Leandro García Rocha, Master's in Human Rights.

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Double Degree:

• Master's in Human Rights + Course in Compliance: Specialize in corporate ethics and the prevention of criminal risks in companies.
Train in the functions of the Compliance Officer and in the drafting of prevention plans.
• Master's in Human Rights + Expert in Legaltech: Become an expert in legaltech and learn to face challenges in an increasingly technological legal world.
You will study content created together with Legaltech Sistemius, a leading firm in digital law and legaltech.

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Competencies of the degree:

• Basic Competencies:
• CB1.
Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• CB2.
That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
• CB3.
That students are able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, while incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• CB4.
That students know how to communicate their conclusions - and the underlying knowledge and reasons that support them - to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
• CB5.
That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will have to be largely self-directed or autonomous.
• Transversal Competencies:
• CT1.
Creativity. Ability to create new ideas, reach conclusions or solve problems in an original way. It requires knowledge, curiosity, imagination and evaluation. The most fundamental level of creativity manifests itself as discovery and the highest as innovation.
• CT2.
Strategic communication. Ability to effectively transmit messages (ideas, knowledge, feelings, arguments), both orally and in writing, in such a way that the interests of the different agents involved in communication are strategically aligned.
• CT3.
Digital competence. It helps to develop critical thinking and is a key ability for data search and analysis, research, communication, learning and inclusive participation in society.
• CT4.
Influential leadership. Ability to influence others, to be able to lead or guide them towards specific goals in times of constant change derived from volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environments of today's world. Influential leaders are role models and are able to achieve high performance and the best results. Their generous, ethical, empathetic and high emotional intelligence behaviors allow them to act as role models, achieving high performance and motivation in their teams.
• CT5.
Teamwork. Ability that develops social intelligence to cooperate with others in achieving a shared goal, participating actively, empathetically and exercising active listening, as well as effective communication and respect for all members, with maturity and efficiency. In the digital age, this efficiency translates into the skill of working with others in multi-platform, multicultural, multilingual and multidisciplinary environments in a fluid way and achieving the set goals.
• CT6.
Critical analysis. Ability to integrate analysis with critical thinking in a process of evaluating different ideas or possibilities and their potential for error, based on evidence and objective data that lead to effective and valid decision-making.
• CT7.
Resilience. Ability of people to adapt to adverse, unexpected situations that cause stress, whether personal or professional, overcoming them and even turning them into opportunities for positive change. This ability translates into a profound growth of the person, making them aware of their limitations, getting out of their comfort zone, learning from obstacles, developing their emotional intelligence and learning to be persevering in the face of difficult situations.
• CT8.
Ethical-social competence. Ability to perform in a profession in an appropriate manner and to live in a plural society and a diverse world. This ability aims to develop global and responsible citizens, aware of inequality and sensitive to diversity in a global world. With ethical awareness and social commitment. International, multilingual, flexible and adaptable in multicultural environments.
• Specific Competencies:
• CE1.
Ability to break down specific and technical knowledge related to human rights.
• CE2.
Ability to examine and distinguish the different philosophical, political and legal foundations that underlie the field of human rights.
• CE3.
Ability to break down and interpret the functions and activities that the United Nations, as well as other international organizations in the field of human rights protection.
• CE4.
Ability to assess how States apply the international regulations adopted in the field of human rights and to determine, through the mechanisms enabled, whether they effectively comply with such regulations.
• CE5.
Ability to research and discern about the different regional protection systems existing in the field of human rights, valuing the effectiveness of all of them.
• CE6.
Ability to illustrate what the national judicial and extrajudicial mechanisms for the protection of human rights consist of. Ability to assess the impact and effectiveness of these.
• CE7.
Ability to assess the effects generated as a result of the implementation of transitional justice in, fundamentally, Latin America.
• CE8.
Ability to interpret in an advanced way how current challenges are affecting and modulating essential ideas around human rights.
• CE9.
Ability to interpret judicial decisions issued by international criminal courts created with the objective of investigating and punishing unlawful acts that violate human rights.
• CE10.
Ability to analyze and understand in an advanced way the requirements prescribed by international regulations in the perpetration of international crimes and to evaluate the interpretative problems that underlie all of them.
• CE11.
Ability to design relevant strategies or initiatives related to the sustainable development agenda.
• CE12.
Ability to assess the situation of vulnerable groups, identifying possible measures to be taken. Ability to understand and analyze in an advanced way the implications of the principle of equality.
• CE13.
Ability to apply the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired in the realization of the Master's Thesis.

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Calendar of implementation of the degree:

• The Master's in Human Rights was implemented in the 2020/2021 academic year.
• Academic calendar: Consult.
• New entry place: 150.

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Faculty:

• Dr. Mariana Nierhardt
• Dr. Carlos Fernández Liesa
• Dr. Harold Bertot Triana
• Dr. Andrés Rousset Siri
• Dr. Irene Vázquez Serrano
• Dr. Iraida A. Giménez
• Dr. César Villegas Delgado
• Dr. Carolina Jiménez Sánchez
• D. Ignacio Perotti Pinciroli
• Dr. Simona Fanni
• D. David Temprano de Miguel
• Dr. Eulalia Petit de Gabriel

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Academic Quality:

• The Universidad Europea has a wide range of recognitions that endorse its academic quality.
Specifically, it has some of the following prestigious awards, such as: the European Excellence Seal 500+, Quali-cert or Madrid Excelente.
• In the international accreditation rating QS Stars, the Universidad Europea has obtained a total of four stars out of five.
This external accreditation system determines the level of excellence achieved by universities in various areas.

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Monitoring the quality of the degree:

• Members of the degree quality committee (CCT):
• Vice-Dean of Postgraduate Studies
• Degree Coordinator
• Program Director
• Students
• Faculty (Master's Thesis Coordinator and Internship Coordinator)
• Quality Manager (Quality and Academic Compliance)
• Academic Director
• Academic Advisor
• Online tutor (in the case of online degrees)
• Evaluation and Learning Manager

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Main results of the degree:

• Dropout rate: 0%
• Efficiency rate: 100.0%
• Student satisfaction with the degree: 4.1
• Faculty satisfaction with the degree: 5
• Student satisfaction with the faculty: 4
• PAS satisfaction with the quality of the Faculty/School degrees: 4

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University regulations:

• Consult here.

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Process results and RUCT:

• Process results report
• Verification report

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Student services:

• Academic management services
• Career services
• Suggestion, complaint and claim mailbox
• General schedules
• Academic calendar
• Personal schedule

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Frequently asked questions:

• Why study the Master's in Human Rights?

• Because it is a sector of the legal field with high employability at the international level that demands trained professionals.
• How long does the Master's in Human Rights last?

• The Master's in Human Rights at the Universidad Europea lasts 11 months, 1 academic year.
• What subjects are covered in the Master's in Human Rights?

• The Master's in Human Rights at the Universidad Europea studies the international, national and regional systems for the protection of human rights, the current challenges facing human rights, international criminal law and how to protect and promote the equality of the most vulnerable groups.
• Who defends human rights in Spain?

• The defense of human rights in Spain is one of the objectives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, and the Ombudsman of the Cortes Generales, as well as a large number of non-governmental organizations.

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