Each of the courses last 5 weeks with the possibility of complementing your knowledge by the 1-week long Crash course on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Participants are expected to engage in 35-40 hours of active learning for each of the courses, using a variety of means: videos, texts, visual aids and podcasts. Each week concludes with a small ‘Check your knowledge!’ challenge and the entire course finishes with a Quiz.

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  Crash course on application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (1 week)

  
  

  - Substantive and procedural aspects of engaging with the EU Charter
  - Scope of application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
  - Overview of case law
  - Online tools
  - Judicial interaction techniques
  

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  Freedom of expression (5 weeks)

  
  

  - Manifestations and limitations of freedom of expression online
  - Freedom of expression online
  - Freedom of expression vis-à-vis data protection & copyright
  - Impact of new technologies (new media&AI) on freedom of expression
  

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  Social rights (5 weeks)

  
  

  - The history of social rights protection in the EU
  - The manifestations and protection of social rights in EU
  - Distinction between rights and principles
  - European Social Charter
  - European Social Pillar
  

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  Children’s rights (5 weeks)

  
  

  - "Best interests of the child” under the EU and international law
  - The role of the EU Charter in ensuring best interests of the child
  - Protection of the children in the context of the EU citizenship and migration rules (incl. asylum)
  - Protection of children’s in the context of judicial cooperation on civil matters
  

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  Data protection (5 weeks)

  
  

  - Legal basics (GDPR; CFR; ECHR)
  - Basic concepts & data subjects’ rights
  - Administrative and judicial remedies
  - Conflicts between data protection and other rights
  

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  Asylum and Immigration Detention: the Protection of Fundamental Rights in the European Union (5 weeks)

  
  

  - Basic Concepts Decisive for the Detention Decisions in Asylum Matters
  - Grounds for Detention and Judicial Authorities
  - Remedies and Alternatives to Detention
  - Vulnerable Groups and Trafficking in Human Beings
  - Enforcement of the Charter-Based Fundamental Rights in the Context of Detention