Class Globalisation and Human Rights

This curricular unit provides an analysis of human rights protection at both international and national levels. It presents the sources, categories, content and limits of human rights, as well as an analysis of the main implementation mechanisms provided in tourism.

1. Human rights at international level 

Overview of the process of human rights internationalization

Classification of human rights

Universal system of protection: conventional procedures and the ONU framework

2. Fundamental rights at national level

Fundamental rights and their dual dimension: subjective and objective

Structure and type of subjective fundamental rights (e.g. rights, freedoms and guarantees vs social rights)

The limits of fundamental rights

3. Tourism and human rights

Rights of employees and organizations

Sustainable social development

Opportunities and challenges for tourism

Theoretical-practical exposition of syllabus in interaction with students, complemented by debates on current topics and the resolution of practical cases with a view to deepening their knowledge and developing their capacities for criticism, analysis and synthesis of content. It is intended to provide differentiated learning scenarios, namely realization of works that mobilize knowledge and synergies between students, with other curricular units, namely with Contemporaneity in Tourism.

Continuous assessment: Class participation (20%); Test (50%); Work (30%). Final exam: 100%.

• Antunes, M.J., Sousa Ribeiro & J., Santos, O. (2020). Direitos Humanos-Direitos Fundamentais, Petrony: Lisboa.
• Mazumba da Silva, J. & Hostmaelingen, Nijal (2017). Sistemas internacionais e nacionais de direitos humanos, Lisboa: Edições Sílabo.
• Vieira de Andrade, J.C., (2019). Os direitos fundamentais na Constituição portuguesa de 1976, 6.ª ed., Coimbra: Almedina.