Human rights, violence and citizen security

1. Democracy and human rights put to the test: treating causes as causes;
2. The world-system and the co-optation of international human rights protection instruments;
3. International System for the Protection of Human Rights at the service of lex mercatoriaThe case of the Inter-American System of Protection;
4. The devaluative deconstruction of human rights by the media and the relationship between fundamental rights and guarantees;
5. International humanitarian law of selective and strategic application in the Americas;
6. The opportunism of international cooperation and transnational and extraterritorial clauses to the detriment of sovereignty and political autonomy;
7. Law and the justice system as an effort in hybrid strategies of regional destabilization: lawfare recognized as competitive for political and economic purposes;
8. Citizenship financed by the concentration of rhetorically humanitarian financial capital: the dilemma of financing think tanks and intellectuals in Latin America;
9. Violence and social and political fear as a form of control and destabilization: anti-politics as an end;
10. Reactions in the field of politics and integration. New formulas based on lessons learned;
11. Reactions in the fields of economics and human rights. New approaches based on lessons learned;
12. Democracy and Human Rights put to the test: learning from mistakes.

The basic requirements for taking a seminar are:

• Availability of at least 4 hours per week to dedicate to the seminar course.
• Internet access.
• Reasonable handling of communication and computer tools.
• Language proficiency in the language in which the course will be taught. The official languages ​​are Spanish and Portuguese.

The seminars last 12 weeks, plus the completion of a final project. A total of 90 hours of dedication will be credited.

A course consists of twelve classes, each accompanied by required readings, supplementary readings, discussion forums, and learning activities proposed by the teaching team, as well as partial submissions and a final project. The course is delivered online and asynchronously. Some instructors may propose synchronous activities. In these cases, the time and date will be agreed upon in advance between the teaching team and the students to ensure everyone's participation. To pass the seminar, students must participate in at least 80% of the discussion forums and activities proposed by the instructors, complete all scheduled partial submissions, and pass the final project.

The possible payment methods are credit card, bank transfer and bank deposit.