Human Rights and Cultural Rights
Code
722081045
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
10
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Use the Portuguese experience of migration to think about the social construction of the law;
b) Capacitate students to work in teams working on diversity \"management\" institutions - public and private ,
voluntary or for profit, national and international;
c) Enable students to do research in a semi-autonomous way.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
1.Preliminary notes on citizenship, human rights and cultural rights
2. The Portuguese law and the recognition of minorities
3. Anti-discrimination regulations in the European Union
4. Religious freedom and religious community rights
5. The idea of race in the formation of the Portuguese nation
6. Fighting racism and discrimination
7. Refugees and the fundamental right to asylum
8. Nationality law
9. The Constitutional statute of foreigners and migrants´ rights
10. State and transnationalism
11. The role of international organizations
Bibliography
Brito, José de Sousa (2007) A Lei da Liberdade Religiosa: Necessidade, Características e Consequências, A~Religião no Estado democrático, coord. Comissão da Liberdade Religiosa, Lisboa, Universidade Católica Editora, 13-26
Cabrita, Isabel (2011) Direitos Humanos: Um Conceito em Movimento, Almedina
Leitão, José e Almeida, Luís Nunes de (1998) Les droits et libertés des étrangers en situation irregulière, in Annuaire International de Justice Constitutionelle, Economa, Presses Universitaires dAix-Marseille, pp. 297-309
Ramos, Rui Moura (2007) A renovação do Direito Português da nacionalidade pela Lei Orgânica n.º2/2006, de 17 de Abril, Revista de Legislação e Jurisprudência, n.º3943, pp 198-233
Santos, Boaventura de Sousa (1997) Por uma concepção multicultural de direitos humanos, Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, nº48, pp.11-32
TORRES, Mário (2001), \"O Estatuto Constitucional dos Estrangeiros\", Scientia Jurídica,Tomo L, nº 290, Maio-Agosto
Teaching method
Some classes are based on theoretical exposés and others on practical exercises. The former consist in 3 introductory sessions, and 9 presentations on specific topics by invited speakers; the latter on students´ presentation and discussion of their projected essay or research plan.
Evaluation method
Evaluation and weighting for the final grade: continuous evaluation of the student´s participation in classes (25%); presentation in class of the projected essay or working programme (25%); written essay or work programme (50%).
Formulas for calculating ratings:
Rating Attendance: CF = 0.25+0.25xAPxTPOxTPE+0.50 (rounded to the nearest unit).
Rating Appeal: CR = (CF + ER) / 2 (rounded to the nearest unit).