Public Health and Human rights
| GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE | |
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| Course title | Public Health and Human rights |
| Chair of International Law and Theoretical Legal Sciences, Jurisprudence and Methodology | |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Lecturer | prof.dr.sc. Ivana Tucak |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 Potkrovlje- 54 |
| Telephone | +385 31 224 5543 |
| ivana.tucak@pravos.hr | |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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| Course content |
The right to health Historical development Contemporary principles of public health The conflict between the autonomy/dignity of the individual and the common good International Law and Organizations Promoting Public Health Domestic legal regulations The role of social workers in realizing the right to health |
| Course learning outcomes |
1. Adopt knowledge from social, humanistic, biomedical and other sciences regarding this category of rights; and think critically about them; 2. Advocate the human right to health in everyday life; 3. Get involved in public debates related to the creation of public health policies and strategies; 4. Apply relevant international documents and domestic regulations in accordance with the principles of social work; 5. Evaluate existing public health policies and their results., |
| TEACHING METHODS | |
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| ☑ Lectures ☐ Seminars and workshops ☐ Exercises ☑ Independent tasks ☑ Multimedia and internet | ☑ Distance education ☑ Office hours ☐ Laboratory ☐ Field work ☑ Mentoring work ☑ Knowledge test |
| EXAMINATION PROCEDURE | |
| ☐ Oral exam ☐ Written exam ☐ Colloquium |
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| ADDITIONAL FACTS |
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| LIST OF LITERATURE FOR STUDIES AND EXAMS |
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| Required reading |
| Dinko Puntarić, Ina Stašević, Darko Ropac i suradnici, Z2017. (odabrana poglavlja: str. 1-58; 353-373). Javno zdravstvo, . 2017. Zagreb : Medicinska naklada, |
| Optional reading |
| Ivana Tucak. Legal and Ethical Justification of Compensation Regarding Compulsory Vaccination Injuries”. 2017. Facta Universitatis, Series Law and Politics, Vol. 15, N. 2 |
