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This is a survey course on international human rights (law) and existing mechanisms to promote and protect them, with particular focus on the more developed European norms and their interpretation in the extensive jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. It deals with the history and philosophy of human rights and their place within the global legal and political system. Using case studies and practical examples, it clarifies the meaning of selected individual and collective human rights. It introduces into the methods and principles of the practical application of human rights. It also deals with the interaction between international/regional and national implementation of such rights.