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DRHO2134 - Bioethics and Human Rights
USL-B
Credits :
4
Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory.
Language of instruction :
The language of instruction is French. Some of the decisions analysed are in English in the cases where an official French translation is not available.
Learning outcomes :
The course objective is primarily to enable the student to develop critical thinking from a theoretical knowledge. Students will have to reflect on the influence scientific progress exerts over fundamental legal concepts such as the inalienability and non-patrimoniality of the human body, kinship, filiation, autonomy, vulnerability. It also questions the function of law in relation to the development of the biomedical sciences.
Prerequisites :
None
Co-requisites :
None
Course contents :
The course presents the relevant provisions of the main international human rights instruments, especially those related to biomedicine, and covers the main decisions of the European Court of Human Rights in the field of health and life sciences. Texts or decisions of other protection systems (at the universal level, in other regions of the world or at the national level) are also studied with regard to their particular interest or current events.
The courses are structured around four axes:
• procreation
• the beginning of life before birth
• the course of life
• the end of life.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” (attributed to Benjamin Franklin).
Key words: interactivity and active participation of students.
- Lecture for parts of the course with moments of discussion.
- Discussions requiring prior reading of texts. Students will be encouraged to read before the class, excerpts from selected documents (articles, academic writing, judicial decisions, etc. They will be asked to present brief summaries of these texts during the sessions, in order to stimulate debates.
- Occasional video projections, also followed by discussions.
- Guests speakers will be invited, on a particular topic.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Students can choose:
• Written work (8-10 pages) on a issue choosen by the student from their interests and oral presentation of the work (details given in the course).
OR
• A closed-book oral examination (legislation and case law are allowed).
Recommended or required reading :
The students are provided at the start of the semester with a bibliography allowing them to complete the notes they take in class.
Other information :
Written materials (available to students on the website):
- Detailed plan (including key references to case law studied)
- Collection of texts
- PowerPoint slides
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