Module Details

HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROTECTION OF PEOPLE

ST0069

Course
HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROTECTION OF PEOPLE
Code
ST0069
Academic Year
2025/2026
Curriculum Year
2025/2026
Degree Programme
DISASTER AND HEALTH CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Credits
4
Lecture Hours
32
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
IUS/07 - Labour Law
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
1
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
VERCELLI
Teaching language
English
Course Contents
The course aims to examine the role of labour law in the management of emergencies and disasters, to understand and examine, from this specific point of view, the interrelationships between such events and the economic and social fabric.
Reference Texts
Materials provided by the lecturer in the course of the lessons
Learning Outcomes
regulatory system resulting from the interweaving of the legal and contractual relevant sources. The course also aims to initiate students in the analysis of legal cases in order to develop their argumentative skills in the perspective of the application of the law, required by the professional world.
Prerequisites
General propaedeuticity applies.
Teaching Methods
The course is organised in lectures. Attendance is also essential in order to acquire, through classroom activity, a greater mastery of the subject, of the legal vocabulary and of the technique of understanding the regulatory texts that are analysed from time to time
Additional Information
Students are invited to refer to the course page on DIR for supplementary lecture material as well as the detailed syllabus. Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesst udents-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects
Assessment Methods
Comprehensive written examination for the three modules that make up the course
Detailed Syllabus
The course will cover labour law institutes useful for managing emergencies and disasters. In particular, the course will deal with: i) natural disasters and the redundancy fund; ii) epidemiological emergencies and compulsory vaccination, INAIL insurance protection and income support measures related to the closure of business activities; iii) the 'preventive' function of agile work; iv) natural disasters epidemiological emergencies and dismissals: the dismissal block.
Expected Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will acquire: i) knowledge and ability to understand the legal framework currently in force in relation to the institutes dealt with in lectures; ii) ability to apply the knowledge acquired to concrete cases; iii) communication skills in the correct use of the technical legal language of labour law.
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